Unit 7 Essay Criminal Law

BCJ 3601, Criminal Law 1

Course Learning Outcomes for Unit VII Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:

1. Define terms related to criminal law. 1.1 Define victimless crimes.

3. Assess legal issues as presented in court cases.

3.1 Debate issues related to public conduct and the law. 3.2 Determine when laws related to the transfer of computer-generated information have been

violated.

4. Analyze key concepts related to criminal law. 4.1 Discuss different public order offenses and crimes against the administration of government. 4.2 Discuss crimes against public decency and morality and the laws that regulate them.

Reading Assignment Chapter 10: Offenses against Public Order and the Administration of Justice Chapter 11: Offenses against Public Morality Please read the following two handouts: “Should Cross Burning be Protected as a Form of Free Speech?” “Does the Sending of Obscene Material Over the internet Constitute the Transportation of Obscene Material in Interstate Commerce?

Unit Lesson Please view the Unit VII, Part 1 Presentation and Unit VII, Part 2 Presentation located underneath the Unit VII Study Guide in your course in Blackboard.

UNIT VII STUDY GUIDE

Public Order, Public Decency,

and Morality Crimes