CRJ 1303: CRIMINAL AND PROCEDURAL LAW

Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0

This course addresses and discusses the sources of both criminal law and criminal procedure. In terms of criminal law, the course will discuss the general definition of various crimes (i.e., the “elements of a crime), and the various defenses to a crime. In terms of criminal procedure, the course will address the Constitutional right to privacy and its impact on various law enforcement procedures as well as constitutional requirements relevant to confessions, interviews and interrogations. Students will apply their understanding of both types of law to hypothetical situations and to a moot court scenario.