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Descriptions and credit recommendations for all evaluated learning experiences
Various (self-study, self-paced).
December 2021 - Present.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the purposes and policy reasons behind the criminal justice system; determine whether sufficient actus reus and mens rea exist in a given case for a person to be criminally prosecuted; apply the common law elements for various crimes; apply the elements of various crimes as they differ from the common law elements in many jurisdictions; and determine whether defenses to criminal charges apply to given fact patterns.
The Basics of Criminal Law course surveys crimes and their punishments under the state and federal justice systems in the United States. The course focuses on the natures and elements of the most common crimes and criminal law defenses. Other topics focus on the sources of criminal law, including state statutes, case law, and the Model Penal Code.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Criminal Law, Criminal Justice, or Administration of Justice (6/21).
Various (self-study, self-paced).
December 2021 - Present.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the search and seizure limitations under the Fourth Amendment, including selected case law; determine where a reasonable expectation of privacy exists and whether it exists in a given case; ensure that all of the prerequisites for a valid search warrant are satisfied; determine whether an exception to the warrant requirement applies; and apply the Fourth Amendment rules to digital information and digital searches.
The Search and Seizure course looks at the Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures and its warrant requirement. It covers the Constitutional warrant requirement and the exceptions to the warrant requirement. The course also provides in-depth coverage of where a “reasonable expectation of privacy” applies, thereby implicating the Fourth Amendment.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Criminal Law, Criminal Justice, or Administration of Justice (6/21).
Various (self-study, self-paced).
December 2021 - Present.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: differentiate between various types of fraud such as mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, computer fraud and securities fraud; apply the rules against making false statements, including under federal statute 18 USC § 1001 and under perjury laws; apply the rules of obstruction of justice, witness tampering, bribery and other offenses against the judicial system; determine whether a white-collar crime has been committed, and which one, based on fact patterns; and define racketeering and explain how racketeering statutes have been used to combat criminal organizations.
This course focuses on the criminal laws that relate to crimes that typically do not feature violence or force. It looks at many categories of these crimes that are punished on the federal and state levels. The course looks at the distinction between corporate liability and personal liability for criminal actions. It also covers how various white-collar crimes are punished.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Criminal Law, Criminal Justice, or Administration of Justice (6/21).
