CJA240 — Criminal Law
CJA 240 is a study of criminal law offenses including legal interpretations of statutes, court decisions, and an analysis of legal process and procedure. The use of discretion and the trend toward increasing criminal and civil liability risks are studied. The course will present undergraduates with a thorough survey of the nature, purposes, principles, and doctrines of modern criminal law. The purpose of the course is to provoke thought about existing criminal law by presenting conflicting arguments about its purposes and principles and explaining the policies underlying various doctrines in the law.