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# Valley Community High School Criminal Science Elective

### Sections of Class
##### Criminal Law
##### Law Enforcement Knowledge
##### Forensic Science
##### The American Justice System
### Criminal Law
Here are some key points we'll be covering in this unit.
* Parts of Law
* Statutory vs Case Law
* Actus Reus and Mens re
* Inchoate Crimes and Strict Liability 
* Torts Law
* Statutory Law 
* Defining Crimes
* Identifing Crimes


### Law Enforcement Knowledge
Here are some important topics covered in this unit.
* What is the Department of Justice
* LEO Department Structure
* Use of Force Model
* Radio Usage
* Traffic Stops
* Felony Stops
* Scene control
* Breaching
* Authority
* How to Make Arrests
* When to Arrest and Detain

### Forensic Science
Included Subjects
* Preserving a Crime Scene
* Suspect Tracing
* Breaking Down a Scene
* Collecting and Preserving Samples

### American Justice System
Topics within this unit.
* What happens after an arrest?
* American Law System
* Levels of Court
* How a Trial Works
* Jury vs Judge
* Lawyers
* Civil and Criminal Cases
* How a Proceeding Works

This is just a basic idea of what to expect from this class.  Units will rotate and cycle through the year and more units may be added on.
