Course Title: Constitutional Law Issues in Law Enforcement
Title Abbreviation: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Department: CJ
Course #: 204
Credits: 5
Variable: No
IUs: 5
CIP: 430103
EPC: 832
REV: 2018
Course Description
Examines the Washington State and U.S. Constitutions as they relate to criminal justice procedures and practices. Overview of the myriad of federal and state court decisions governing law enforcement operations. Explores the applicability of the requirements of the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution as they apply to the laws of arrest, probable cause, search and seizure, the search of the person, premises, motor vehicles and emergency searches; interrogations, lineups, and other investigative practices.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite: CJ& 101 and CJ 111.
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 55
Lab: 0
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree
Equivalencies At Other Institutions
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.
0. Application and Integration
Definition: Applying information from one or more disciplines and/or field experiences in new contexts (Outcome 0.1); developing integrated approaches or responses to personal, academic, professional, and social issues (Outcomes 0.2-0.5).
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 0.3 Identify and evaluate the relationships among different perspectives within a field of study and among different fields of study.
1. Information Literacy
Definition: Recognizing when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 1.2 Access the needed information effectively, efficiently, ethically, and legally. 1.3 Evaluate information and its sources critically. 1.4 Evaluate issues (for example economic, legal, historic, social) surrounding the use of information.
2. Critical Thinking
Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 2.1 Identify and express concepts, terms, and facts related to a specific discipline. 2.2 Analyze issues and develop questions within a discipline. 2.4 Evaluate decisions by analyzing outcomes and the impact of actions.
3. Communication
Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 3.1 Recognize, read, and comprehend academic and/or professional writing. 3.2 Recognize, produce and demonstrate appropriate interpersonal, group, and public speaking skills.
6. Individual Awareness & Responsibility
Definition: Understanding, managing, and taking responsibility for one’s learning and behavior in varied and changing environments.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 6.2 Demonstrate standards of professionalism in manner, appearance, and setting appropriate to the context, including the classroom, workplace, and community. 6.4 Use self-reflection to recognize and define a sense of self-identity in personal, social/gender, and/or cultural/global terms and in relationship to others.
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