General Course Descriptions for Terms: Introduction to Criminal Procedure

---

725 - Introduction to Criminal Procedure

This course examines the law governing police behavior, primarily by examining the constitutional doctrines of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments that regulate law enforcement action. We will focus on U.S. Supreme Court cases. Topics covered include search and seizure, stop and frisk, electronic surveillance, probable cause, warrants and their exceptions, police use of force, custodial interrogation, eyewitness identification procedures, and exclusionary remedies. In addition to doctrinal examination, the course will also ask broader policy questions about the regulation, democratic accountability, and scope of policing in the United States today.