Criminal Justice Policy

Course Number:Law 434
Hours:3
Course Type:Upper-Level
Writing Requirement:Rigorous Writing Experience (RWE)
Final Exam?:No
Description:
This course will explore the law of homicide from an interdisciplinary perspective. Drawing on social theory, criminology, political science and ethnographic accounts, the course will explore such major issues in homicide law as premeditation, provocation, unintentional killings, felony murder, self defense, insanity, diminished capacity and syndrome evidence such as battered spouse syndrome.
Instructor(s):J. Kennedy
Semester(s):Spring