Criminal Law & Procedure for Paralegals

Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies

PL 190

Breyer State University
Instructor: Jay Strike Carlin, JD, Psy.D, M.S., MBA, BA

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to Criminal Law and Procedure for Paralegals, a bachelors level course in the curriculum for the Bachelors in Legal Studies Program at Breyer State University.

The Criminal Law and Procedure for Paralegals course is a foundation course which examines the elements of various crimes and the criminal procedure used in both state and federal courts.

The overall goal of the course is to give a paralegal student the necessary background in criminal law and successfully work with an attorney. The course will provide practical skills designed to give the paralegal student working knowledge of the criminal court system, as well as various crimes and their elements.

TIME FRAME: This is an eight-hour course and is allotted ten weeks to complete. You must complete all requirements by the end of the ten week period. The first day of the week will begin the day you register for the course or in the alternative on the day you notify the instructor that you are in receipt of the textbook and are ready to begin the class. Please be cognizant of the time frames listed in the syllabus. Further please be advised that unless circumstances warrant an extension of the time frames listed in this section, all assignments and exams are to be completed on time and submitted to the instructor upon completion. Upon successfully completing all requirements of this course you will be awarded eight semester credit hours toward your bachelors degree.

TEXTBOOK: There is one required text for this course.

Book 1: Criminal Law, 7th edition. Sue Titus Reid. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY 10020. 204: ISBN # 0195330765.

The first exam will be a midterm and must be taken by the end of the fifth week in the course and the final examination must be taken by the end of the tenth week in the course.

GRADING: The grading scale for the course is as follows:

90-100%    - A
80-89%      - B
70-79%      - C
Below 70% - Fail

COMMUNICATION: All students should note that I remain open to all communication between a student and myself. In order to foster the genuine exchange of ideas, I encourage the use of email communication on all issues and topics related to the course. If necessary I am available by telephone or in the course chatroom. Please let me know which forum is best to communicate with each student and I will endeavor to communicate with you in that format.

ASSIGNMENTS: For specific reading and optional writing assignments please click on the link "Assignments"

Apply	Pay Online	Refund Policy
Payment Plan	Email for Info	Register for a Course