LEI 237 - Sex Crimes

3 Credit(s)

Elective course for the bachelor’s and associate’s degrees.
This course gives an overview of sex crimes, including sexual abuse of children, date rape, rape by a stranger, consensual sex crimes, and other related issues, such as the date-rape drug and special sanctions for offenders with transmittable diseases. Students gain heightened awareness of the specific problems in handling these issues in the criminal justice system and will analyze potential hazards in defending/prosecuting cases. Assignments incorporate current events, discussing assigned readings, and reviewing actual court documents relating to sex crimes. This is a non-legal specialty course.
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Law, Introduction to Criminal Justice, and Legal Research I.