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D-457 – Introduction to Criminal Justice I – HP

1 Credits

Introduces students to the institutions and actors that shape our criminal justice system and explores many issues relevant to the administration of justice in our country. Students will examine how the various courses taught throughout the criminal law curriculum fit together within the criminal justice system and the role that lawyers play in defining this system.

Fall Sections

Section
Instructor Room Days Times
Rapping 710 M 11:00am - 12:00pm

Required Materials:

Smith, Case of a Lifetime, St. Martin’s Press (Use for List Prices Bks Only), ISBN: 9780230614338

Steiker, Criminal Procedure Stories, Foundation Press, ISBN: 9781587789830

Recommended Materials:

First Assignments:

Criminal Justice in America

Abbe Smith, Case of a Lifetime: A Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Story

Amy Bach, Ordinary Injustice: How America Holds Court, Introduction pp. 1-9.