CRJ 130 - Criminal Law

Credit(s) 3.00
Lecture Hours: 3.00
This course is a study of the substantive criminal law, its historical background and development, the basic elements of criminal law, social control, relevant theory, and concepts including criminal intent and criminal capacity. Emphasis is placed on definitions and classification with appropriate case and procedural examples.

SLOs:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate an ability to categorize types of crime.
Analyze the societal roots of various types of crime.
Identify key themes of 21st Century crime.