POS 2043 Criminal Law and Procedure. Major constitutional issues inherent in criminal law with focus on how individual rights are protected in the system. Complex legal issues that arise in the administration of criminal justice in the United States, and encourages them to think critically about the compelling demands that face modern criminal justice agencies and practitioners. POS 4013 American Constitutional Law. The constitutional basis and dynamics of the Supreme Court's lawmaking power.
Students read and brief landmark cases.
A research paper traces the line of cases on a major constitutional subject in such areas as abortion, civil rights, or presidential powers. POS 4213 Substantive Criminal Law. An in-depth study of substantive criminal law, and how and why society is where it is today in relation to the law. Emphasis on historical and philosophical concepts. Both statutory and case law covered in detail.