Categories: Criminal Law
Section 001, Intro to Substantive Criminal Law - Dickey, Walter
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Problems in defining what conduct should be subject to criminal penalties; the limitations of criminal law as a means for prevention and control of undesirable conduct.
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Section 002, Intro to Substantive Criminal Law - Schultz, David
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Problems in defining what conduct should be subject to criminal penalties; the limitations of criminal law as a means for prevention and control of undesirable conduct.
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Section 003, Intro to Substantive Criminal Law - Klingele, Cecelia
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This small section course focuses on the how legislatures define criminal conduct and how criminal laws are interpreted and applied in courts of law. Emphasis is placed on teaching students to carefully read and interpret statutes and to understand how statutory codes govern the ability of prosecutors to bring criminal charges and seek sanctions against criminal suspects. Students will gain an understanding of the roles of prosecutor, judge, and jury in adjudicating criminal cases, and of the Constitutional and statutory constraints on the ability of the State to pursue criminal charges. Students will also develop an appreciation for the law's limits in preventing and controlling undesirable conduct.
In addition to a traditional end-of-semester examination, students will be required to complete one short writing assignment and two drafts of a legal memorandum on an assigned topic relevant to the class. During the course of the semester, students will also be expected to observe several court proceedings.
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Section 004, Intro to Substantive Criminal Law - Kempinen, Ben
Course Page for Fall 2013 - Kempinen, Ben
Problems in defining what conduct should be subject to criminal penalties; the limitations of criminal law as a means for prevention and control of undesirable conduct.
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Section 005, Intro to Substantive Criminal Law - Prosser, Mary
Course Page for Fall 2013 - Prosser, Mary
This small section course focuses on the how legislatures define criminal conduct and how criminal laws are interpreted and applied in courts of law. Emphasis is placed on teaching students to carefully read and interpret statutes and to understand how statutory codes govern the ability of prosecutors to bring criminal charges and seek sanctions against criminal suspects. Students will gain an understanding of the roles of prosecutor, judge, and jury in adjudicating criminal cases, and of the Constitutional and statutory constraints on the ability of the State to pursue criminal charges. Students will also develop an appreciation for the law's limits in preventing and controlling undesirable conduct.
In addition to a traditional end-of-semester examination, students will be required to complete one short writing assignment and two drafts of a legal memorandum on an assigned topic relevant to the class. During the course of the semester, students will also be expected to observe several court proceedings.
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Section 006, Intro to Substantive Criminal Law - Ross, Meredith
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This course considers legislative definitions of what conduct should be subject to criminal penalties, as well as statutory defenses to criminal liability. The course focuses on learning how to read statutes and the cases interpreting them. The course also considers the limitations of criminal law as a means for the prevention and control of undesirable conduct.