Criminal Law Case Exercise Instructions and Requirements-1 PDF

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Dissecting a criminal case into elements...

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Criminal Law Case Exercise Instructions and Requirements Case Exercise Materials 

Case Exercises posted in Assignments on Canvas

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Case Exercise Worksheet Templates (Case Exercise Module on Canvas) Elements of the Crime Worksheet Elements of a Crime and Defenses Worksheet Parties to Crime Worksheet Elements, Parties and Defenses Worksheet

Case Exercise Instructions 1. Read and understand the relevant textbook material before trying to answer the case exercise. 2. Identify important information (e.g., underline, highlight, circle important information) in the case exercise. 3. Fully complete the Case Exercise Worksheet Template as stated in the case exercise instructions.  Elements of the Crime Worksheet  Elements of a Crime and Defenses Worksheet  Parties to Crime Worksheet  Elements, Parties and Defenses Worksheet 4. Word process the completed Case Exercise Worksheet Template 5. See the Case Exercise Grading Rubric for grading criteria. 6. Be prepared to share your answers with the class. Case Exercise Requirements 1. It takes time, attention to detail and practice to correctly analyze and complete the case exercises and provide supporting evidence for the crime(s) and defense(s) identified. 2. You cannot successfully complete the Case Exercises if you do not carefully read the textbook material. 3. You should anticipate that you will need 2 hours to prepare the case exercise answers due each class meeting. 1

4. You are expected to make a good faith effort to answer every case exercise. 5. Each case exercise requires you to: 

Read and understand the relevant textbook material before trying to answer the case exercise.

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Identify important facts (e.g., underline, highlight, circle important facts)

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Based on the facts presented, identify the crime(s), defense(s) and/or parties to the crime

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List the elements of each crime or defense

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List the facts that support every element

Purposes of Case Exercises The Case Exercises will: 1. Help students prepare for exams. Exam material comes from the Case Exercises, as well as from the text and lecture. 2. Give students practice and guidance in taking in-class notes (a very important skill in criminal justice courses) 3. Encourage students to read the textbook, come to class prepared and better understand lectures. 4. Encourage to students to actively participate in their learning. 5. Assist students in learning the critical distinction between reciting the law and applying the law. 6. Encourage students to read, think and write critically.

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