ULAW 2510 Foundations of U.S. Law: Criminal Law 3.0 Credits
This class introduces students to the principles, doctrine, and constitutional constraints that define the U.S. criminal justice system to determine when the state may justifiably punish individuals. Students will explore the role of police, judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys while examining the processes of prosecution, plea bargaining, and trial, including how discretion operates throughout the system. The course will also interrogate the purposes of punishment and the broader aims of criminal law: who determines them, who benefits from them, and who is harmed by them. Through cases, statutes, articles, class discussions, and guest speakers, students will grapple with state efforts to regulate individual freedom and what justice means in the context of the criminal law.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: ULAW 1210 [Min Grade: D] or LAW 110 [Min Grade: D]