The course concentrates on Article II of the Uniform Commercial Code stressing statutory structure and transactional analysis. Analysis of common law development in other areas continues. 1 Hour A hands-on exploration of creative thinking and its application to the resolution of legal problems. The various facets of creative thinking are explored as they relate to situations in which the law does not present a ready solution or in which the presented solution is considered undesirable. Primary attention of the course is focused on the identification and understanding of creative thought methodologies and upon the application of these various alternative methodologies to difficult legal problems and issues.
Students learn how to think creatively to resolve assigned legal problems.
The study of criminal justice problems from conviction through release from confinement or parole. Students will look at sentencing considerations, post-conviction remedies, parole and legal problems related to the confinement of persons in correctional institutions. An introduction to substantive principles of criminal law. The course examines the elements of crimes at common law and under modern statutes, together with the history and development of the criminal law, including the various theories of criminal responsibility. An examination of the role of law and the Constitution in police investigation covering in depth most of the important Fourth and Fifth Amendment limitations on police investigative practices.