Criminal Justice

Criminal justice is distinct from the field of criminology, which involves the study of crime as a social phenomena, causes of crime, criminal behavior, and other aspects of crime. Criminal justice emerged as an academic discipline in the 1920s, beginning with Berkeley police chief August Vollmer who established a criminal justice program at the University of California, Berkeley in 1916. Vollmer’s work was carried on by his student, O.W. Wilson, who led efforts to professionalize policing and reduce corruption.

Expert Witness Duties

Teacher’s Summary: This paper, “A Primer on Expert Witness Duties: Navigating the Legal Landscape,” follows Sara Chen as she prepares to serve as an expert witness for the first time. Covering critical aspects such as the expertise rule, maintaining impartiality …

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