CJUS 1125 — Criminal Law
This course will explore the history, scope and nature of criminal law. This course will analyze the general nature of crime, constitutional limits on crime and general principals of criminal liability. Topics include legal language and machinery, parties to crime, classifi- cation of offenses, act and intent, capacity to commit crime and various defenses. Primary emphasis will be on common law and modern statutory criminal codes. Students are provided knowledge of the building blocks of criminal law to include elements of crimes and defenses to criminal charges. The role of the police, criminal courts and attorneys in the administration of the criminal justice system will be discussed in detail. The course will teach the student how to analyze and brief criminal cases and identify and discuss criminal issues. An overview of the criminal justice process and rules of evidence will be provided.