AJ 102 — Concepts of Criminal Law
This course provides an introduction to the historical development and philosophy of law and constitutional provisions; as well as crime definitions, classifications of crimes, common law versus statutory law, crimes against persons, property, morals and public welfare, the nature of acceptable evidence, legal research, legal methodology, and concepts of law as a social force. A brief analysis of criminal intent, parties to a crime, general elements of crime, corpus delicti, defenses to crimes and an introduction to laws of arrest will also be undertaken in this class.