Course Catalog Information (24-25)
PARA 3
Concepts of Criminal Law
Course Description
The course examines and evaluates the historical development, philosophy of law and constitutional provisions; definitions, classification of crime, and their application to the system of administration of justice. The course also evaluates the process of conducting legal research, the study of case law, methodology related to the development of criminal law, and concepts of law as a social force in a multicultural, multiethnic society.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the elements of crimes and determine crimes from factual situations.
- Access the appropriate legal code and identify the proper statute based on a given description of conduct.
Course Details
- Units
- 4 Units
- Hours
- Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
- Weekly Lab Hours: 0
- Gen Ed
- General Education Class
- Program Status
- Program Applicable
- Credit
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Transferability
- Transferable to both UC and CSU
- Grading Method
- Letter Grading
- Also Listed As
- ADMJ 3; POLI 13
Requisite and Advisory
- Prerequisite(s)
- ADMJ 1 or POLI 10
- Advisory(ies)
- ESL 272 and ESL 273, or ESL 472 and ESL 473, or eligibility for EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5
- Corequisite(s)
Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills
- Limitation(s) on Enrollment
- Not open to students with credit in the cross-listed courses Also listed as ADMJ 3 and POLI 13.