SYLLABUS
CRIMINAL JUSTICE 318
Constitutional Law and Criminal Justice-3 credit hours
10:00-10:50 AM
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Room 29 MacMurray Hall
Spring 2006

INSTRUCTOR:
    Prof. Henriksen
    Home Phone: (217) 544-2931
    Office Phone: ext. 104
    E-mail: kay.henriksen@mac.edu
    E-Mail is the best way to communicate with me. When I need to contact you I will be using your Mac E-Mail, exclusively.
    Office Hours: Monday, 1:00-2:00 PM
                         Wednesday, 11:00-12:00 PM
                         or by appointment
    Office: Room 27A MacMurray Hall
    Mailbox: 1042


 

REQUIRED READING:
    J. Scott Harr and Karen M. Hess
    Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice Professionals, 3rd edition
    Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2002

    Selected United States Supreme Court Opinions

SUPPLEMENTAL  READING- on reserve in the library:
    Kermit L. Hall, editor
    The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States
    Oxford University Press, 1992

    Kermit L. Hall
    The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions
    Oxford University Press, 1999

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

     An analysis of significant cases, principles and trends in American Constitutional Law with an emphasis on issues in Criminal Justice.

 

GRADING POLICY:

    quizzes - 15%

          The quizzes will be given at the beginning of class over each chapter of the textbook.

    briefs - 25%

You will be briefing Supreme Court cases that will be provided to you. No late briefs will be accepted. Briefs must be handed in through Turnitin.com.

    class participation - 15%

    midterm - 15%

    final - 30%

Criteria for grading briefs:
     -following directions, 20%
     -spelling, punctuation, grammar, neatness, 20%
     -demonstrating that your read the whole case, 30%
     -demonstrating that you thought about and understood what you read, 30%

These are the highest cut-off points that I will use in assigning letter grades:

         A 90-100%

         B 80-89%

         C 70-79%

         D 60-69%

         F 0-59%


Important dates:

March 01, 2006 - midterm exam
March 22, 2006 - no class, picking fall classes
April 28, 2006, 2:00 p.m. - final exam

Please review the attached copy of MacMurray's policy on Academic Dishonesty.

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES:


O1. (1/11/06) Introduction
    read: United States v. MacDonald

02. A Historical Overview
    read: chap. 01, QUIZ

03. The Constitution of the United States
    read: U.S. Constitution, Amendments 1-10 (begins at p. 357 in your text)

04. Federalism
    read: McCulloch v. Maryland

05.
    brief: McCulloch v. Maryland

06. An Overview of Our Legal System
    read: chap. 02, QUIZ

07. The Supreme Court of the United States
    read: chap. 03, QUIZ
             U.S. Constitution, Article III

08. The Doctrine of Judicial Review
    no assignment

09.
    no assignment

10. Researching the Law
    read: chap. 04, QUIZ
    brief: Marbury v. Madison

11. Equal Protection Under the Law
    read: chap. 05, QUIZ
             U.S. Constitution, Amendments 13 and 14, section 1
             U.S. Constitution, Amendment 5

12.
    no assignment

13.
    brief: Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education I

14. The First Amendment
    read: chap. 06, QUIZ
             U.S. Constitution, Amendment 1

15. no assignment

16.
   brief: United States v. O'Brien, Texas v. Johnson

17.
    brief: Wallace v. Jaffree, Employment Division v. Smith

18. The Second Amendment and the Fourth Amendment
    read: chap. 07 and 08, QUIZ
             U.S. Constitution, Amendment 2, 4 & 5

19.
    brief: IL v. Gates, Terry v. Ohio

20.
    brief: Mapp v. Ohio, IL v. Rodriquez

21. Conducting Constitutional Seizures
    read: chap. 9, QUIZ
             U.S. Constitution, Amendment 4

22.
    brief: Minnesota v. Olson, Minnesota v. Carter and Tennessee v. Garner

23.
    brief: Whren v. United States, Atwater v. City of Lago Vista

24. Conducting Constitutional Searches
    read: chap. 10, QUIZ
             U.S. Constitution, Amendment 4

25.
    brief: Knowles v. Iowa, Wyoming v. Houghton


26.
    brief: Illinois v. Caballes

27.
    brief: Katz v. United States, Kyllo v. United States

28. The Fifth Amendment
    read: chap. 11, QUIZ
             U.S. Constitution, Amendment 5

29.
    brief: Miranda v. Arizona, New York v. Quarles

30.
    brief: Missouri v. Seibert, Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada

31. The Sixth Amendment
    read: chap. 12, QUIZ
             U.S. Constitution, Amendment 6

32.
    no assignment

33.
    no assignment

34.
    brief: Betts v. Brady, Gideon v. Wainwright

35. The Eighth Amendment
    read: chap. 13, QUIZ
             U.S. Constitution, Amendment 8

36.
    brief: Furman v. Georgia, Gregg v. Georgia, Roper v. Simmons

37. The Remaining Amendments of the U.S. Constitution
    read: chap. 14, QUIZ
             U.S. Constitution, Amendments 3, 7, 9, & 10

38. Post 9/11
brief: Padilla v. Hanft


    Our Constitution is an active operation, everything appears to promise that it will last, but in this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

                              -Ben Franklin, 1789