CRIM 1030 - Courts and the Judicial Process

1. Explain the importance that courts have in modern society.
2. Identify pressures that courts face and the context in which they operate.
3. Recognize the various types of courts that range from the U.S. Supreme Court to limited jurisdiction courts.
4. Identify the professionals who are involved at all stages of the court process (including judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys).
5. Explain the role of victims who participate in the court process.
6. Explain the role of criminal defendants who are tried in the courts.
7. Analyze the rights that are enjoyed by accused persons (such as the rights to counsel and to a jury trial)
8. Critique the court process that goes from arrest all the way through to conviction (whether by trial or plea bargaining), sentencing, and appeal.
9. Explain the reasons why not every case or person is treated the same.
10. Explain the role of technology that is used in the courts today.
11. Identify available alternatives to trials.
12. Summarize the difficult issues that courts are likely to face as time goes by

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