PSI 524 - Truth, Justice, and the American Way: Is Our Legal System Failing?

Credits: 3
Note MLA: Contemporary Society / Social Studies
Does our legal system promote and provide justice? What lessons are to be learned from recent verdicts such as the O. J. Simpson trial? The course will examine the role of the legal system in the U.S.; the focus is on ethics, morality, justice, and the law in the context of legal and judicial ethics, the adversary system, and the constitutional requirements of due process and equal protection.