CRIMINAL LAW

PREREQUISITE

LEJ 101

JEFF WILSON

• jeff.wilson@coplaw.com• 847-825-7744 Office• 773-718-1200 Cell• 617 Devon, Park Ridge IL.• Office Hours:

Class Room H122D6:00 or earlier before class orBy appointment at my office

So you want to be a Law Enforcement Professional

So you want to be a Law Enforcement Professional

• Free of Color Blindness• Vision Correctable to 20/20• Ability to pass power strength agility test• No Amputations• Be over 25 yoa and less than 35 yoa• Must be a US Citizen• Must be able to possess FOID Card• Must possess a valid Illinois Driver’s License• Free of any felony or domestic violence conviction• Free of any drug and/or alcohol violations• Free of and “moral turpitude” conviction, theft, sex

crimes, gambling, habitual drug or alcohol use, etc.

Terry v. Ohio

392 U.S. 1, 88 S.Ct. 1968

Miranda v. Arizona384 U.S. 436

Miranda v. Arizona (No. 759) 98 Ariz. 18, 401 P.2d 721; 15 N.Y.2d 970,

207 N.E.2d 527; 16 N.Y.2d 614, 209 N.E.2d 110; 342 F.2d 684, reversed; 62 Cal.2d 571,

400 P.2d 97, affirmed

People v. Luedemann, No. 2-03-1303 (IL 5/10/2005) (IL, 2005)

People v. Luedemann, 293 Ill.Dec. 385, 828 N.E.2d 355, 357 Ill.

App.3d 411 (IL, 2005) 828 N.E.2d 355

Why have laws?

• Regulate behavior

• Social Control

• Squares v. Predators

Criminal v. Civil

• Criminal Law– The State prosecutes the case– Proof beyond a reasonable doubt– Incarceration, governmental monitoring, death

penalty

• Civil Law = Lawsuit– Private party (you can sue anybody)– Preponderance of the evidence– Compensation or money damages

Civil Law

• How much, if at all, has the defendant injured the plaintiff.

• What remedy, if any, is appropriate to compensate plaintiff

Criminal Law

• To what extent, if at all, has defendant injured society

• What sentence, if any, is necessary to punish the defendant.

Criminal Law and Morality

Purposes of Criminal Law

• Retribution or revenge

• Incapacitation

• Deterrence

• Reformation or Rehabilitation

• Compensation

• Disproportionality