Transfers ToCSUDescription(No prerequisite.) This course follows the life of a criminal case from beginning to end, starting with an overview of the historical and ethical underpinnings of criminal law, and proceeding chronologically through each step of a criminal investigation and prosecution. The course explores police practices, constitutional rights for those suspected of committing a crime, prosecutorial discretion in deciding whether to and how to charge a criminal case, court procedures for the intake of new criminal matters, the trial process and strategies from both defense and prosecution perspectives, and sentencing and incarceration. (CSU) C-ID: AJ 122 