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Oct 08, 2024
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2022 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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CRIM 361 - Criminal Law (3)
This course will cover the basics of criminal law. Elements of murder, violent crime, property crime, computer crimes, and offenses against the government, morality offenses and laws against terrorism will be studied. In addition, inchoate offenses will be examined and defenses to crimes will be considered including justifications and excuses. Punishment and sentencing will also be examined. Basic vocabulary will be developed. Students will learn how to brief case opinions to understand court rulings. Oral presentation skills will be improved by having students present their briefs to the class. Prerequisite(s): CRIM 231 , CRIM 232 and POLS 229 .
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