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Fall 2008
Law No.: LAW3644
Sched. No.: 300zk
Criminal Investigation
Section 0002
X
Harmon, Rachel



Administrative Information:

Days, Times (Room):M W, 1000-1120 (SL 298)
Credits:3Type:Lecture
Capacity:64 **This information is current as of 08/28/2008 01:57:36 AM**
Current Enrollment:64 **This information is current as of 08/28/2008 01:57:36 AM**

Course Description:

NOTE: This course may be taken either before, after, or instead of Criminal Adjudication.

This course examines the legal doctrines that surround and control the investigation of crime - in particular, the constitutional doctrines that define what the police can and cannot do. The main topics will be the Fourth Amendment law of searches and seizures and the Fifth Amendment regulation of police interrogations and confessions. In addressing these topics, we will consider a number of themes, including the influence of the War on Drugs on the Fourth Amendment legal landscape, the incentives legal rules create for police and prosecutorial conduct, the problem of balancing effective law enforcement with procedural protection for suspects, and the degree to which constitutional rules intersect with questions of race and class.

COURSE REQUIREMENT: Examination