1.3: Criminal Court Theories And Concepts
This module is designed to provide the foundations necessary to understand the criminal court process and procedures. We start the course with a discussion of the principles, concepts, and theories necessary to the criminal court. The key belief of the criminal court process is to ensure that every person charged with a crime is treated fairly and provided due process. As you will learn throughout this course,this is a very complex system that has evolved substantially since the Founding Fathers drafted the Constitution and rights afforded under the Constitution. How the criminal court system can adapt to changing social dynamics and advancements in technology the framers could never have envisioned.This course will demonstrate the evolution and methods used to maintain the functionality of the criminal courts in an ever-changing society.In addition to these concepts, we will also examine the role the scientific method plays in criminal court processes and developing evidence-based policies that work effectively.