CRIMINAL LAW AND JUSTICE

POLISCI 314

Course Description

Substantive and procedural aspects of criminal law, including the purposes of criminal justice, specific crimes, criminal responsibility and punishment, legal concepts of proof, and 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendment issues. The case approach is used. Not open to students with credit for POLI SCI 452 prior to fall 2017

Prerequisties

Sophomore standing and a course in POLI SCI or SOC

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3 to 4

Offered

Fall, Spring

Grade Point Average

3.59

-1.4% from Historical

Completion Rate

98.58%

-0.72% from Historical

A Rate

56.74%

-0.27% from Historical

Class Size

141

99.29% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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