LAW 249 - Principles of Criminal Law

Institution:

Bay Path University

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Description:

Legal Studies 3 Credits This course provides an overview of the history and structure of criminal law and focuses on the elements of common crimes, common defenses, the concepts of criminal liability, criminal intent, and conduct punishable by the criminal law. The course is designed to give students an understanding of the development and current state of criminal law and the similarities and differences between criminal and civil law. Students will use a text supplemented with outside readings that include case law, jury instructions, law-review articles, and fiction. Requirements and Prerequsites LAW 103 Offered Fall Spring

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

09/01/2007 - 09/01/2007 

Institution Website:

www.baypath.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 565-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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