Instructor’s Manual
Courts and Criminal Justice in America, 4th edition
by Larry Siegel, Frank Schmalleger
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To the Instructor v
Syllabi vi
Chapter 1: Legal Foundations
Chapter 2: Who Controls the Courts?
Chapter 3: Federal Courts
Chapter 4: State Courts
Chapter 5: Juvenile Courts
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Chapter 6: Specialized Courts
Chapter 7: Judges
Chapter 8: Prosecutors
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Chapter 9: Defense Attorneys
Chapter 10: Defendants and victims: Their Roles and Rights
Chapter 11: Pretrial Identification
Chapter 12: Plea Bargaining and Guilty Pleas
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Chapter 13: The Jury and the Trial
Chapter 14: Sentencing, Appeals, and Habeas Corpus
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Chapter 15: Differential Treatment and Wrongful Convictions
Chapter 16: Technology, Alternatives, and the Future
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To the Instructor
Welcome to the Instructor’s Manual with Test Bank to accompany Courts and Criminal Justice
in America by Siegel, Schmalleger, and Worrall. This manual is prepared to assist you in
preparing for your course in the most efficient and effective manner. Within each chapter of the
Instructor’s Manual will find a Chapter Overview, Chapter Objectives, Lecture Outline with
teaching notes, List of Changes/Transition Guide for the 3rd edition update, a Mock Trial class
activity, and Suggested Answers to End-of-Chapter Assignments (Review Questions and What
Will You Do?). All outlines have been modified to include the updates and changes added to or
deleted from the 3rd edition of the text.
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The mock trial exercises are created step-by-step in each chapter, culminating in a presentation by
your students. These instructions are prepared in such a way that all instructors, including those
without legal training, can guide students through a successful presentation of a criminal trial
within the confines and time period of a college course.
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A test bank is included at the end of this manual with answers will enable you to test students at
the end of each chapter or at intervals that meet your particular needs.
In conclusion, we hope that you will find this Instructor’s Manual to be effective in teaching with
the 3rd edition update of the Siegel/Schmalleger/Worrall textbook.
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Sample Course Syllabus for 16 Weeks
Number of Course
Name of Course Semester
Days of Course/Time
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Professor:
Office Location:
Office Hours:
Office Phone:
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Office Fax:
University Email Address:
Class Location:
COURSE INFORMATION
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I. Materials–Textbooks, Readings, Supplementary Readings:
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II. Textbook Required: Siegel, Schmalleger, and Worrall (2021). Courts and Criminal Justice
in America. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.
III. Course Description: University-specific
IV. Upon successful completion of this course, you will:
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1. Explain the importance that courts have in modern society.
2. Identify pressures that courts face and the context in which they operate.
3. Recognize the various types of courts that range from the U.S. Supreme Court to limited
jurisdiction courts.
4. Identify the professionals who are involved at all stages of the court process (including
judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys).
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5. Explain the role of victims who participate in the court process.
6. Explain the role of criminal defendants who are tried in the courts.
7. Analyze the rights that are enjoyed by accused persons (such as the rights to counsel and to a
jury trial).
8. Critique the court process that goes from arrest all the way through to conviction (whether by
trial or plea bargaining), sentencing, and appeal.
9. Explain the reasons why not every case or person is treated the same.
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Copyright © 2021 Pearson Education, Inc.
Courts and Criminal Justice in America, 4th edition
by Larry Siegel, Frank Schmalleger
LU
XE
LI
BR
AR
Y
, TABLE OF CONTENT
To the Instructor v
Syllabi vi
Chapter 1: Legal Foundations
Chapter 2: Who Controls the Courts?
Chapter 3: Federal Courts
Chapter 4: State Courts
Chapter 5: Juvenile Courts
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Chapter 6: Specialized Courts
Chapter 7: Judges
Chapter 8: Prosecutors
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Chapter 9: Defense Attorneys
Chapter 10: Defendants and victims: Their Roles and Rights
Chapter 11: Pretrial Identification
Chapter 12: Plea Bargaining and Guilty Pleas
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Chapter 13: The Jury and the Trial
Chapter 14: Sentencing, Appeals, and Habeas Corpus
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Chapter 15: Differential Treatment and Wrongful Convictions
Chapter 16: Technology, Alternatives, and the Future
AR
Y
, HGFDSA
To the Instructor
Welcome to the Instructor’s Manual with Test Bank to accompany Courts and Criminal Justice
in America by Siegel, Schmalleger, and Worrall. This manual is prepared to assist you in
preparing for your course in the most efficient and effective manner. Within each chapter of the
Instructor’s Manual will find a Chapter Overview, Chapter Objectives, Lecture Outline with
teaching notes, List of Changes/Transition Guide for the 3rd edition update, a Mock Trial class
activity, and Suggested Answers to End-of-Chapter Assignments (Review Questions and What
Will You Do?). All outlines have been modified to include the updates and changes added to or
deleted from the 3rd edition of the text.
LU
The mock trial exercises are created step-by-step in each chapter, culminating in a presentation by
your students. These instructions are prepared in such a way that all instructors, including those
without legal training, can guide students through a successful presentation of a criminal trial
within the confines and time period of a college course.
XE
A test bank is included at the end of this manual with answers will enable you to test students at
the end of each chapter or at intervals that meet your particular needs.
In conclusion, we hope that you will find this Instructor’s Manual to be effective in teaching with
the 3rd edition update of the Siegel/Schmalleger/Worrall textbook.
LI
BR
AR
Y
iv
Copyright © 2021 Pearson Education, Inc.
, HGFDSA
Sample Course Syllabus for 16 Weeks
Number of Course
Name of Course Semester
Days of Course/Time
LU
Professor:
Office Location:
Office Hours:
Office Phone:
XE
Office Fax:
University Email Address:
Class Location:
COURSE INFORMATION
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I. Materials–Textbooks, Readings, Supplementary Readings:
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II. Textbook Required: Siegel, Schmalleger, and Worrall (2021). Courts and Criminal Justice
in America. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.
III. Course Description: University-specific
IV. Upon successful completion of this course, you will:
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1. Explain the importance that courts have in modern society.
2. Identify pressures that courts face and the context in which they operate.
3. Recognize the various types of courts that range from the U.S. Supreme Court to limited
jurisdiction courts.
4. Identify the professionals who are involved at all stages of the court process (including
judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys).
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5. Explain the role of victims who participate in the court process.
6. Explain the role of criminal defendants who are tried in the courts.
7. Analyze the rights that are enjoyed by accused persons (such as the rights to counsel and to a
jury trial).
8. Critique the court process that goes from arrest all the way through to conviction (whether by
trial or plea bargaining), sentencing, and appeal.
9. Explain the reasons why not every case or person is treated the same.
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