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CRJ processes & Constitutional Principles

Learning Outcomes

  • Define the general principles of the Bill of Rights, and the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution.
  • Describe the relationship between the Constitution and practices of criminal justice.
  • Identify and describe landmark Supreme Court cases related to criminal justice.

Tasks

  1. Watch The Story of the Bill of Rights (16:21 min)***
  2. Read the Annenberg Guide to the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights***
  3. Review the Objectives, Roles and Limits (Sec 1.2) Lecture and Key Terms** 
  4. Review the Criminal Justice Processes (Sec 1.4) Lecture and Key Terms**
  5. Review the Criminal Justice Processes (Sec 1.5) Lecture and Key Terms**
  6. Review the Dual Federalism (2.1) Lecture and Key Terms**
  7. Complete the BlackBoard Quizzes for lectures and Key Terms  (Sec 1.2 ; 1.4, 1.5; and 2.1)
  8. Read Crime, Criminal Justice, and Criminology (1.7 – 1.9; 1.11)
  9. Complete the Crime Control and Due Process Models Exercise*
  10. Complete the Wedding Cake Model Exercise*

Sources:

*Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System: Open Oregon Educational Resources

**Criminal Justice: An Overview of the System: Adam McKee

***Annenberg Classroom – The Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania