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2018-2019 University Catalog 
    
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CJS 429 - Criminal Law Cases and Controversies


Prerequisites: CJS 201 
This course is a seminar on current topics in the criminal law. By focusing on criminal cases that are before the courts and criminal laws that are the subject of legislative activity, the course gives students an opportunity to apply their knowledge of crime to factual situations that are in the news. It also examines the extent to which criminal laws impact individual behavior and public policy. Students are expected to have a basic understanding of substantive criminal law.

3 credits



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