Credit Hours:3 Lecture Hours:3 Contact Hour Total:48 Fundamental concepts of criminal law and procedure from arrest to final disposition including principles of federal and state law emphasizing the role of the paralegal in the criminal justice system. Prerequisite(s): Students are eligible for immediate enrollment with the following minimums reading scores or requirements; 342 TSIA, or 151 THEA, or 26 Asset, or 91 MAPS, or 46 Accuplacer, or 46 Compass, or if a student is exempt from taking READ 304, or if student has passed READ 304 with a “”C”” or better. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course