Upon successful completion of this course, you will:
1. Identify the major actors in the U.S. criminal court system and differentiate their roles and responsibilities.
2. Describe the structure of the U.S. criminal court system and its foundation in criminal law.
3. Discuss the key issues relating to the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments as they apply to criminal procedure.
4. Identify the impact of criminal law and procedure on U.S. criminal court practices.
5. Evaluate racial disparity issues in the U.S. criminal court system.

Identify the criminal procedure provisions of the Constitution
    Discuss the application of the Bill of Rights' guarantees to the states
    Examine the principles of Constitutional interpretation
    Explain the concepts of Arrest, Search, and Seizure
    Identify the major issues involving the Fourth Amendment
    Explain the meaning of protected areas and interests
    Explain the meaning of “Probable Cause” and related issues
    Summarize the issuance and execution of search warrants
    Identify the parameters of warrantless searches and seizures of persons
    Determine the issues involved in warrantless searches and seizures of automobiles
    Recall the parameters of “Stop and Frisk” and other brief detention
    Explain consent searches
    Discuss the application of the Fourth Amendment to wiretapping, electronic eavesdropping, and other surveillance
    Summarize the constitutionality of Title III of the Crime Control Act
    Examine the use of secret agents
    Define the meaning of “entrapment”
    Explain the “voluntariness-totality of the circumstances” test for confessions
    Discuss the right to counsel and related issues
    Describe the privilege against self-incrimination
    Identify the provisions of the Miranda Rule, what warnings are required, and what constitutes a waiver
    Examine the privilege against self-incrimination as it applies to lineups
    Explain the right to counsel and confrontation in lineups
    Explain the right to counsel and confrontation in other identification procedures
    Discuss due process concerns and identification procedures
    Summarize the Exclusionary Rules
    Explain the Good Faith Exception to the Exclusionary Rules
    Discuss the Sixth Amendment right to counsel
    Define waiver of counsel
    Explain the meaning of effective assistance of counsel
    Identify the basic elements of the privilege against self-incrimination
    Summarize the issues involved in compelling witness testimony
    Summarize the issues involved in compelling the production of documents
    Discuss due process and other issues regarding bail and pre-trial release
    Explain the presumption of innocence
    Summarize plea bargaining
    Discuss the right to a speedy trial and impartial jury
    Identify post-trial procedures
    Explain the meaning of harmless error
    Define double jeopardy