Intro to American Criminal Law (Part 2) - Crimes Against the Person
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Updated on Jun, 2024
Language - English
Lectures -9
Resources -1
Duration -2 hours
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Course Description
In this class, we will study the crimes against the person in this class, including 1st degree murder, 2nd degree murder, felony murder, voluntary and involuntary manslaughter, assault, battery, and kidnapping.
What is the difference between first and second degree murder? What is felony murder? What role does the "heat of passion" play in voluntary manslaughter? We will explore all of this and more in an interactive and exciting way. We will be studying the common law version of these crimes as they may be different in every state or country (which we will also explore).
I will provide videos for the course that will explain each topic along with practice story problems (called fact patterns in law) to help understand each concept. Students will be instructed to listen to a brief lesson, pause the video and try the practice problems themselves, then unpause the video to listen to the answers. Students should pay attention to the thinking behind the answers, not just the answers themselves.
Goals
- Students will learn the about the common law version of the Crimes Against the Person
- Students will learn to look for the little details, think through a problem, and not settle on the first answer that jumps to mind
- Students will have a broader understanding of the world of criminal law
Prerequisites
While you do not need to take Part 1 to understand Part 2, you will get more out of this course if you do.
Curriculum
Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course
Crimes Against the Person
9 Lectures
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1 - Crimes Against the Person - Homicide
12:00
12:00
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2 - 1st Degree Murder with a look at Michigan's 1st Degree Law
19:01
19:01
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3 - 2nd Degree Murder With A Look at Michigan's 2nd Degree Law
18:31
18:31
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4 - Felony Murder with Michigan's Felony Murder Law
17:43
17:43
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5 - Voluntary Manslaughter
29:57
29:57
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6 - Involuntary Manslaughter with Michigan Law
08:50
08:50
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7 - Assault and Battery
12:15
12:15
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8 - Kidnapping
07:02
07:02
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9 - Stalking
12:20
12:20
Instructor Details
Michael Traywick
My name is Mike Traywick, and I am a former high school teacher, a current lawyer, and a veteran of the US Navy.
I am the founder of Law School for Teens, a website and program that teaches law at a high school level, using law to teach kids to think.
As a high school teacher, I taught classes on Criminal Law, Science Fiction, US History, and Civics. I enjoy creating classes that make learn to think in a structured manner and help them learn to look at the world in a critical manner. I also enjoy supporting my former school's "We the People" program, a program that helps high school kids dive deep into the Constitution and the history of our great country.
My goal as a teacher is to help students liberate the genius within them. I am a firm believer that we each have gifts to offer the world, and the purpose of education is to find those gifts. Therefore, my classes are shaped around going deeper into topics and pushing ourselves to challenge our own thinking and the thinking of others to better our understanding of the world around us.
As a lawyer, I do estate planning (wills, trusts, and other types of planning) and business formation (LLCs, corporations, and contracts among other legal necessities for businesses). I enjoy helping families protect themselves from unforeseen events as well as supporting entrepreneurs pursuing their dreams.
While in the Navy, I was an Arabic Linguist. I did a deployment on the USS Florida, a submarine, where I spent 78 days underwater without seeing the sun! I also spent a tour in a Iraq supporting the Navy SEALs in their operations (I am not a SEAL, I just helped them do their jobs).
I am also a part of the John Maxwell Teach as a Certified Leadership Trainer, Speaker, and Coach. I traveled to Asuncion, Paraguay, in May to help teach leadership values to students in the schools in and around Asuncion. It was an amazing experience.
I am a world traveler, who has been to places like Scotland, England, Bahrain, Iraq (though that wasn't a social visit), India, Australia, and New Zealand. I love immersing myself in different cultures, and I enjoy meeting new people.
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