Criminal Law and Procedures: Crime and the Courtroom

Catalog description

This course introduces definitions and terminology of criminal law and procedural elements of prosecution of a criminal case. Students will examine prosecution of criminal cases in the federal and state court system. They will study crimes against persons, property, against public order, public health and safety, and defenses that may be raised in a criminal case. This course will prepare students to explore suspect’s procedural rights at all steps of a criminal case.