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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
PLS 64 | Title:
THE AMERICAN JURY SYSTEM |
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Full Title:
The American Jury System |
Last Reviewed:8/28/2017 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 1.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 1.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 17.50 |
Minimum | 1.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 2 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 1.00 | | Contact Total | 17.50 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 35.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 52.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:
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This course will provide an overview of the evolution and current functions of the adversarial system that has evolved in the U.S. as a means of settling disputes. The grand jury, the criminal petit jury, and the civil petit jury will be explored.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100 and Course Completion or Concurrent Enrollment in PLS 50
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This course will provide an overview of the evolution and current functions of the adversarial system that has evolved in the U.S. as a means of settling disputes. The grand jury, the criminal petit jury, and the civil petit jury will be explored.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100 and Course Completion or Concurrent Enrollment in PLS 50
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Summer 2011 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Explain the role juries play in the American criminal and civil systems.
2. Identify criteria commonly utilized in the jury selection process.
3. Draft jury questions to prepare juror questionnaire.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Locate and report jury verdicts in anticipation of trial.
2. Create and utilize a jury chart.
3. Perform effectively and professionally with jury selection experts and counsel in the jury
selection process.
4. Provide ongoing reports during trial and post-trial based on observation.
Topics and Scope
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I. Course Overview and Vocabulary
II. History
A. Laws of William the Conqueror
B. Assize of Clarendon
C. Magna Carta
D. Declaration of Independence
E. U.S. Constitution
1. Bill of Rights
2. 14th Amendment
III. Right to a Jury Trial
A. Qualifications and criteria
B. Duncan v. Louisiana
IV. Grand Juries
A. Criminal
B. Civil
V. Petit Jury
A. Voir Dire/Jury Selection
1. Drafting jury questionnaires
2. Submission of jury questions
3. Mock juries
4. Jury consultants
5. Challenges
B. Death-Qualified Jury
C. Jury Instructions
D. Jury Deliberations
E. Jury Verdicts - Jury nullification
F. Juror Misconduct
G. Juror Interviews
H. The Jury Chart
I. Jury Observation During Trial
J. Post-Trial Interviews
VI. Selected Notorious Trials
VII. The Vanishing Jury Trial
A. Alternative Dispute Resolution
B. Bench Trials
C. Limitations on Access
Assignments:
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1. Research and analyze jury verdicts for assigned cases and report findings in writing and orally
2. Draft sample jury questions based on fact pattern presented
3. Create a jury chart
4. Engage with jury selection experts and counsel in the jury selection process.
5. Provide ongoing reports during trial and post-trial based on observation.
6. Participate in group work and class discussions
7. Quizzes (1-2)
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 20 - 30% |
Written report on jury verdicts | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 30 - 50% |
Analysis of jury verdicts, formulate jury questions and jury selection process, jury chart | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0% |
None | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 15 - 20% |
Quizzes | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 15 - 20% |
Participation and group work | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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The American Jury System. Jonakait, Randolph. Yale University Press. 2016
Instructor Prepared Materials
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