CRIMINAL LAW AND JUSTICE
Substantive and procedural aspects of criminal law, including the purposes of criminal justice, specific crimes, criminal responsibility and punishment, legal concepts of proof, and 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendment issues. The case approach is used. Not open to students with credit for POLI SCI 452 prior to fall 2017
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Sophomore standing and a course in POLI SCI or SOC Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Discuss the substantive and procedural aspects of criminal law. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explore the purposes of criminal justice. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Examine criminal responsibility and punishment and legal concepts of proof. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze the 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendment issues. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Discuss the substantive and procedural aspects of criminal law. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explore the purposes of criminal justice. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Examine criminal responsibility and punishment and legal concepts of proof. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze the 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendment issues. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027