PA 373T - Criminal Law and Procedure

(3 units)

This course is an analysis of fundamental concepts of criminal law. Course content includes common law and statutory crimes, culpable mental states and the elements of crimes. Procedural aspects from arrest to pretrial and trial are explored, including constitutional guarantees of criminal suspects and rules of evidence. In addition, the rights of society are contrasted with the rights of criminal defendants and the government.
Prerequisites: PA 352T or CJ 200T or concurrent enrollment in either course