PLTC 226 - Constitutional Rights and Criminal Justice

Institution:

Bates College

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Description:

This course focuses on the interplay of constitutional rights of criminal defendants as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court and the application of rights by criminal justice personnel such as police, prosecutors, defense lawyers, and trial court judges. Students critically analyze decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court interpreting constitutional provisions in legal cases involving individuals accused of crime, as well as empirical research assessing the extent to which such provisions are consistently applied by criminal justice personnel. Topics may include search and seizure, the exclusionary rule, the privilege against self-incrimination, stop and frisk, plea bargaining, racial profiling, the right to counsel, the composition of juries, and the imposition of the death penalty. Recommended background: Politics 119. Not open to students who have received credit for Politics 118. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 30. [W2] Staff.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bates.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 786-6000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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