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Criminal Law and Rights of Defendants
Class 1
Administrative
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Review – Crime Victims
Differences in victimization by race, age, gender, location, etc.
Victim precipitation Costs of crime to victims and to society Victim Rights Movement
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I. When is an Act a Crime?
II. Seriousness of Crimes
III. When is an Offender not Responsible for the Crime?
I. When is an Act a Crime?
Prohibited by Criminal Law
Actus Reus
Mens Rea
I. When is an Act a Crime?
Concurrence
Causation
Harm
II. Seriousness of Crimes
Felonies
Misdemeanors
Violations
Examples of each?
III. When is an Offender not Responsible for the Crime?
Self Defense
Entrapment
Mistakes and Accidents
Duress
III. When is an Offender not Responsible for the Crime?
Necessity
Insanity
Developmental Disability
Age
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Rights of Suspects and Defendants
Criminal Law and Rights of Defendants
Class 2
Administrative
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Review
When is an Act a Crime?
When is an Offender not Responsible for the Crime?
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I. Basic Constitutional Rights of Criminal Suspects and Defendants
II. Supreme Court Decisions and Rights of Suspects and Defendants
III. Impact of these Rights
I. Basic Constitutional Rights of Criminal Suspects and Defendants
Due Process of Law
Habeas Corpus
Probable Cause and Protection from Unreasonable Search and Seizure
Double Jeopardy
I. Basic Constitutional Rights of Criminal Suspects and Defendants
Self-Incrimination
Speedy and Public Trial
Trial by Jury
I. Basic Constitutional Rights of Criminal Suspects and Defendants
Right to be notified of charges and to confront witnesses
Right to Counsel
Excessive Bail
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
II. Supreme Court Decisions and Rights of Suspects and Defendants
The Exclusionary Rule
What are the alternatives?
II. Supreme Court Decisions and Rights of Suspects and Defendants
Miranda Rule
Law Enforcement Can Lie to Suspects
Use of Deadly Force
III. Impact of these Rights
If none of them existed?
Little evidence that they result in significantly more crime, especially serious crime
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Discussion of the causes of criminal behavior
