POS 1008 INTRODUCTION TO LAW

This course provides an overview of the legal system. Topics covered will include the federal court system, the role of the Supreme Court, and specific topics of law such as search and seizure of criminally accused persons, wiretapping and entrapment, murder and manslaughter, and the death penalty. Depending on enrollment, the course may include a mock trial. Can count as elective for Political Science majors and minors as well as for Legal Studies and Criminal Law concentrators and minors.

Credits

3