CJ-472: Law of Criminal Justice

Viewing the criminal law as an instrument of social control, an extensive analysis will explore the broad range of legal principles bringing a criminal case: justification, attempt, conspiracy, parties to crime, ignorance and mistake, immaturity, insanity, and intoxication. Some consideration is given to rules of evidence in criminal cases. An exploration of the law of homicide is undertaken as a device to test the rules by which the law is applied. The common law, selected statutes of Kentucky and of representative states, and what the function of law is in society are studied. Prerequisites: CJ 152, ENG 112 or WRI 118, and Junior standing.