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    May 16, 2024  
2024 - 2025 DCC Catalog

ADJ 227 - Constitutional Law for Justice Personnel


Credit Hours: 3

Surveys the basic guarantees of liberty described in the U. S. Constitution and the historical development of these restrictions on government power, primarily through U. S. Supreme Court decisions. Reviews rights of free speech, press, assembly, as well as criminal procedure guarantees (to counsel, jury trial, habeas corpus, etc.) as they apply to the activities of those in the criminal justice system.

Prerequisites:
Prequisites of ADJ 100 and ADJ 130

Lecture Hours: 3