CCJS 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Malice Aforethought, Model Penal Code, Malum Prohibitum

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CCJS 230
• Professor: Russell Hamill

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Exams: feb 26th, april 9th, final probably last day of exams last time slot . 2 independent study papers, 20 pts each go on a ride along, court, correctional facility, juvenile correctional facility. Hand in homework before 4:20 on day of class. Declaration of independence and the bill of rights. Was written over 200 years ago but still applies today. Attempt to take property through violence or threat of violence. Burglary is just property crime, not trying to hurt people. Breaking into someone"s house with the intent to commit a felony. The differences are important, especially when dealing with how to handle the offenders. Prohibitions against conduct that is undesirable to society. When we do not necessarily need a law to tell us what is right and wrong. We have a social contract with one another not to do harm. For 85-90% of us that contract is enough to stop us.