Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SDCM-0127
Organization's ID:
Criminal Justice 107
Organization:
Location:
Online
Length:
Self-Paced. 38 hours (16 weeks)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Criminal Law
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to introduce criminal law from different perspectives, overview the reasons for punishing criminals, describe the components of a crime, and analyze the defenses that the accused might raise.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand the nature and purpose of criminal law, and the sources of criminal law
  • Understand and explain the differences between substantive and procedural law
  • Understand the elements of criminal liability and how those elements manifest themselves in specific crimes
  • Apply legal principles to factual situations
  • Evaluate factual patterns, determine whether conduct will result in criminal sanctions and reach conclusions determining what criminal charges, if any, will be levied
  • Identify conduct that will make an individual criminally culpable for his/her actions
  • Differentiate and understand the historical background of criminal law, common law, codified statutes, the model penal code, and federal and state statutes
  • Understand the elements of each criminal offense, differentiate between the levels of crime, and be able to articulate and demonstrate knowledge of elements of each offense

General Topics:

  • Purposes, scope and sources of criminal law
  • Understanding the types of jurisdiction
  • Essential elements of a crime
  • Criminal liability types
  • Justification and excuse defenses
  • Substantive and procedural law
  • Punishment and sentencing in criminal law
  • Legal overview of homicide
  • Overview of sexual offenses and offenders
  • Robbery, theft, burglary and property crimes
  • Assault and battery overview
  • False imprisonment and kidnapping
  • White, blue and green-collar crime
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials