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CRJ 234

Introduction to the Courts and American Legal System

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelLower Division
Average gradeB-
Standard

Overview

Description

Introduction to the role and organization of the judicial branch of government, its central actors, and processes.

Requirements

Prerequisites

CRJ 104
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): CRJ 104.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Terms

fall, spring

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • identify central issues and ideas about the organization and role of the judicial branch in American government.
  • demonstrate a basic understanding of trial and appellate court organization and functions in the American legal system and issue of access to justice.
  • identify and examine their roles and functions in the administration of justice including critical issues in organization, authority, and decision making in regard to the central actors of the judicial branch.
  • identify and analyze central procedural pretrial and trial issues and their interrelationship with the courtroom actors and the functions of the judicial branch in regard to processes.