Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisiteA college GPA or high school GPA for first term college students of 3.0 or higher Transfers ToCSUDescriptionHonors-level enriched content that offers an analysis of the doctrines of criminal liability in the United States and the classification of crimes against persons, property, morals, and public welfare. Special emphasis is placed on the classification of crime, the general elements of crime, the definitions of common and statutory law, and the nature of acceptable evidence. This course utilizes case law and case studies to introduce students to criminal law. The completion of this course offers a foundation upon which upper-division criminal justice courses will build. The course will also include some limited discussion of prosecution and defense decision-making, criminal culpability, and defenses to crimes. 