Court Systems and Practices
Court Systems and Practices
- Clusters: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
- Pathways: Legal Services
- Courses: Court Systems and Practices
- Grade range: 9, 10, 11, 12, Postsecondary
- Release date: 12-14-2017
- Tags: Constitutional, Bill of Rights, Court Systems, Constitutional Considerations, Court System, Criminal Procedure, Roles, Responsibility, Courtroom, Report Writing, Eight Amendment, Supreme Court, Court Systems and Practices, U.S. Constitution, Pretrial, Trial, Adjudication, Appeal processes, Grand Jury, Bail, Pre-Trial, Privileged Communications, Rules of Discovery, Motions, Objections, LPSCS, Motions and Challenges, Plea Bargain, Prosecutor, Defense Counsel, Criminal Charge, Burden of Proof, Evidence, Criminal, Sentencing, Appeal and Postconviction, State, Federal, Criminal Justice System, Civil Law, Marbury v Madison, Arrest, Due Process, Probable Cause, Warrant, Self-Incrimination, Mock Trials, Criminal Court, Judge, Witness, Laws, Legal System, Interpersonal Skills, Verbal Communication, Body Language, , Principles of Government, Public Administration
Description
Court Systems and Practices is an overview of the federal and state court systems. The course identifies the roles of judicial officers and the trial processes from pretrial to sentencing and examines the types and rules of evidence. Emphasis is placed on constitutional laws for criminal procedures such as search and seizure, stop and frisk, and interrogation.
This binder does not contain all lesson plans for this course. This content can be used with any textbook or instructional materials. If locally adapted, make sure all TEKS are covered.