CJS2089 — Criminal Law
CJS 2089 - Criminal Law CJS 2089 - Criminal Law Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Course Description: This course offers students a foundation in the interpretation of criminal law. Examples of criminal cases will be used to illustrate and analyze the essence and interpretation of criminal law. Sociological theory and methods will be used to study the substantive nature and historical development of criminal law and its role in shaping society. MnTC Goals None Any course in Criminal Justice Sciences should be among these credits. Major Content Substantive criminal law Issues and their procedural context Crimes against property Crimes against the habitation Defenses of self and related matters Defenses relating to capacity General principles of criminal liability: mens rea, the state of mind General principles of criminal liability: causation General principles of criminal liability: complicity General principles of criminal liability: introduction General principles of criminal liability: the requirement of action Homicide: grading the criminal causation of death Mistakes and defenses in general Other crimes against the person Other defenses Rape and related sex offenses The inchoate crimes, crimes against public order and morals Learning
Prerequisites: ENGL0950, RDNG0940, RDNG0950, ENGL0090, ESOL0051, ESOL0052
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- Criminal Justice, AS
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