Core Standards of the Course
Strand 1
Students will be able to understand the constitution and its applicability in society.
Standard 1
Court cases with mock trials.
Standard 2
Research Supreme Court cases to support in-class court cases with Utah State case law.
Standard 3
Effects of the impact of new Utah legislative law on the Criminal Justice System.
Standard 4
Utah Supreme Court appeal cases.
Standard 5
Proof beyond a reasonable doubt vs. preponderance of the evidence.
Strand 2
Students will be able to understand the Bill of Rights from the 1780's to present.
Standard 1
Difference between Mandates vs. Civil Law.
Standard 2
Precedence for implanting new laws.
Standard 3
How laws are amended.
Strand 3
Students will be able to understand constitutional limits on criminal law.
Standard 1
Criminal liability: Actus Reus/Mens Rea.
Standard 2
Civil vs. Criminal Law.
Standard 3
Crimes Against Persons.
Standard 4
Personal Restraint Use of Force.
Standard 5
Crimes Against Property.
Standard 8
Crimes Against the State.
Strand 4
Students will be able to understand Criminal Law.
Standard 1
The nature and limits of criminal law.
Standard 2
The general principles of criminal liability: concurrence and causation.
Standard 3
Defenses to criminal liability: justifications and excuses.
Standard 4
Parties to crime and vicarious liability.
Standard 5
Inchoate crimes: attempt, conspiracy, and solicitation.
Strand 5
Students will understand the importance of career readiness skills as it relates to the workplace and outlined in the SkillsUSA Framework - Level 2.
Standard 1
Understand and demonstrate reliability.
Standard 2
Understand and demonstrate responsiveness.
Standard 3
Understand resiliency.
Standard 4
Understand and demonstrate workplace habits.
Standard 5
Understand and develop initiative.
Standard 6
Understand and demonstrate continuous improvement.