Instruction
Required topics –– Students select from the following topics.
1. Drug Courts 2. Due Process Model
3. CrimeControl Model 4. Colonial Courts
5. Legal Defenses 6. Plea Bargaining
7. Double Jeopardy 8. Judiciary Act of 1789
9. CourtroomWork Group 10. Speedy-Trial Laws
11. Ruleof Law 12. Gideon v. Wainwright
13.Self-Representation 14. Assigned Counsel Systems
15.Public Defenders 16. Grand Jury System
17. Federal Conduct &Disability Act 18. American Bar Association
19. Missouri Bar Plan 20. Victim Compensation Programs
21.Probable Cause 22. Monetary Bail System
23. Bail Setting 24. Warrantless Searches
25. Weeks v. U.S 26. Exclusionary Rule
27. Cooper v. Pate 28. Prison Litigation Reform Act
29. Furman v. Georgia 30. Imbalance v. Discrimination
31. Sentencing Disparities 32. Truth in Sentencing Laws
33. Justice of thePeace Courts 34. Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws
Students can select only one topic from the above suggested topics and that topic must be
approved prior to the student beginning work on his or her research paper.
All papers will be submitted through Turnitin in CANVAS under the Turnitin Assignment.
All written assignment requirements:
All written assignments, including journal assignments, must be completed outside of class and presented
in a computer generated form, adhering to APA format. Student’s paper must be twelve
(12) point Times New Roman font, including page numbers, doubled spaced and one (1) inch margins
are REQUIRED.
In all cases, written assignments should adhere to standard usage of English grammar and be
free of spelling and/or typographical errors. (I’m picky about this!)
All assignments are due on the dates assigned. Any papers turned in after the due date, but
before the last day of class, will receive not more than ½ credit. Your paper must be at least a
minimum of four (4) pages to a maximum of six (6) pages, which does not include the Reference
page using APA format. Do not include a cover page. Students are to include a “References” page as
the final page of your paper, which lists your reference sources. Also, make sure you cite your
sources within the contents of your document.
It is the student’s responsibility to have a minimum of four (4) or more professional resources using books,
trade journal articles, and/or peer reviewed articles. Do NOT use your course textbook, Wikipedia,
newspapers, or magazines as reference sources. Your written assignments must be your own work.