2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 04, 2024  
2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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SOC 377 - Crime and Criminal Law

Study of legal rules and procedures that are essential to the criminal judicial process. Examination of the English basis for criminal law, an analysis of the relationship between the state and the development of criminal law. Examination of criminal law and rules of evidence with emphasis on the origins, development, scope and impact on the accused, the criminal justice system, and society. Prerequisites: ANT 102 or SOC 100 or SOC 150. Also listed as CRM 377. Fulfills: LASR. Notes: Category A.(3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code B = offered at least once per year

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Describe criminal law and legal rules and procedures within systems of justice.
  2. Detail the development of criminal law and rules of evidence with relation to the state.
  3. Explain the scope of criminal law and how its application has consequences at different levels of society.



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