American Courts

Lifelong Learning | Registration opens 8/7/2025 9:00 AM EDT

10/23/2025-11/20/2025
11:00 AM-12:30 PM EDT on Th

American Courts

Lifelong Learning | Registration opens 8/7/2025 9:00 AM EDT

This course will serve as an introduction to the structure of the American court system. Topics include civil and criminal prosecution, right to counsel, pretrial release, grand jury process, and sentencing concepts. The course will also examine constitutional rights and how they relate to the criminal justice system in America. 

Jamaal Craig

Jamaal Craig is an Associate Professor at the Community College of Allegheny County where he teaches courses in Ethnic and Diversity Studies and Political Science. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy, from New England College and a BA in Political Science from the University of Tennessee as well as an Associates in Science in Criminal Justice from the University of South Carolina. He has taught courses including Political Science 101, American Government, State and Local Government, and the U.S. Constitution. He is also the lead faculty of the Youth Civic Leadership Academy (YCLA) a program that partners with the City of Pittsburgh to help youth develop transferable skills, competencies, and experiential learning necessary to thrive as civic leaders, community stewards, and change makers.

In addition to his teaching experience Professor Craig has extensive experience working in government at the Federal, State, and Local levels.