CRJU202-16S1 (C) Semester One 2016

Criminal Law and Procedure

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2016
End Date: Sunday, 26 June 2016
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 6 March 2016
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 22 May 2016

Description

General principles of criminal law (liability for offences, overview of party liability, inchoate offences and general defences). Major features of criminal procedure (arrest, bail, legal controls on investigation (search warrants etc); commencement of prosecutions; pre-trial and trial procedure; appeals.

CRJU202 is designed to provide BCJ students, not also studying for a Law degree, with a satisfactory level of knowledge and understanding of the principles of criminal law and criminal procedure necessary for persons working in, or with, the criminal justice system.

Recommended preparation for this course is LAWS101 Legal System: Legal Method and Institutions.

Learning Outcomes

  • A successful student will, by the end of the course, be able to:
  •  Demonstrate an understanding of the general principles of criminal law and the main features of criminal procedure;
  •  Demonstrate an understanding of how these principles and features will be applied in individual cases;
  •  Engage in critical analysis of issues where the current law and procedure pose particular difficulties for individuals concerned with the criminal justice process and for criminal justice professionals.

Prerequisites

Either CRJU101 or LAWS 150;

Restrictions

Timetable Note

Students will be expected to attend lectures and tutorials; and engage in approximately 60 hours of self-directed research.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Jeremy Finn

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Online Test One 5%
Essay 05 May 2016 20%
Online Test Two 5%
Final Examination 70%


Assessment may consist of a combination of an essay, online quizzes and an open-book exam.

The assessment for this course will be confirmed in the first week of lectures.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $759.00

International fee $3,450.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 20 people apply to enrol.

For further information see Faculty of Law .

All CRJU202 Occurrences

  • CRJU202-16S1 (C) Semester One 2016
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