LGS3080: Criminal Law

Day 1: What is Criminal Law?
Day 2: Mens Rea & Actus Reus/Summary, Hybrid & Indictable Offences
Day 3: Powers of the Police/Charter Rights
Day 4: Criminal Assignment #1
Day 5: From Arrest to Trial/Courtroom
Day 6: Youth Criminal Justice Act/Bail Hearing/Preliminary Hearing
Day 7: Levels of Court/Trials by Judge Alone & Trials by Judge and Jury/Jury & Jury Selection
Day 8: Rules of Evidence/Evidence & Defenses
Day 9: Sentencing to Release/Dispute Resolution/Statutory Release/Restorative Justice
Day 10: Criminal Law Review
Day 11: Challenging Issues in Criminal Law
Day 12: Criminal Law Final Exam
Day 13: Movie: A Time To Kill
​Day 14: Movie: A Time To Kill

Course Outline
Students examine the criminal justice system, including the criminal process and the roles and responsibilities of the participants.

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Day 1: What is Criminal Law?

• What is Criminal Law?

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Day 2: Mens Rea & Actus Reus/Summary, Hybrid, & Indictable Offences

• Mens Rea & Actus Reus
• Summary, Hybrid, & Indictable Offences
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Assignment

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Day 3: Powers of the Police/Charter Rights

• Constable Presentation
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Assignment Due

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Day 4: Criminal Law Assignment #1

• Criminal Law Assignment #1

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Day 5: From Arrest to Trial/Courtroom

• From Arrest to Trial PowerPoint
• Courtroom Diagram Assignment
• Criminal Law Assignment #1 Due

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Day 6: Youth Criminal Justice Act/Bail Hearing/Preliminary Hearing

• YCJA Activity
• Bail Hearing & Preliminary Hearing PowerPoint

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Day 7: Levels of Court/Trials by Judge Alone & Trials by Judge & Jury/Jury and Jury Selection

• Levels of Court Assignment
• Trials by Judge Alone & Trials by Judge and Jury Assignment
• Jury & Jury Selection PowerPoint

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Day 8: Rules of Evidence/Evidence & Defences

• Rules of Evidence PowerPoint
• Evidence and Defence PowerPoint
• Evidence and Defence Activity
• Trials by Judge Alone & Trials by Judge and Jury Assignment Due
• Jury & Jury Selection Assignment Due

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Day 9: Sentencing to Release/Dispute Resolution/Statutory Release/Restorative Justice

• Sentencing to Release PowerPoint
• Dispute Resolution
• Statutory Release
• Restorative Justice

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Day 10: Criminal Law Review

• Criminal Law Review
• Criminal Law Jeopardy

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Day 11: Challenging Issues in Criminal Law

• Challenging Issues in Criminal Law Activity Due in Class

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Day 12: Criminal Law Final Exam

• Criminal Law Final Exam

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Day 13/14: Movie: A Time To Kill

• ​Movie: A Time To Kill

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