Understanding Basic Criminal Law

It’s been a crazy year. It’s the one year anniversary since the covid-19 lockdown. One year with the covid-19 pandemic. A whole year with the pandemic and crime didn’t take a holiday. In this episode I go over the crimes that increased in different states during the pandemic. Is there a pattern of crime? Which crimes occurred the most and least? These questions will be answered in this episode.

This will be a very different episode than previous ones! In this episode, I discuss different theories of criminology Classical, Neo classical, Social process, Emergent, and Conflict Theory. I discuss and use these theories from the subjects of Biology, Psychology, and Sociology. I guarantee in this episode you will obtain more knowledge.

Happy New Year! It’s 2021! A new year and new episode of Understanding Basic Criminal Law. In this first episode of the year, I go over the types of excuses in the law. Duress, alibi, justification, and procedural defense.

Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s the Most Wonderful time of the year.... and the Most dangerous time of the year. In this episode I discuss common crimes during the holiday season. I provide recommendations on how to protect yourself and others from being victims of crimes. Warning: This episode contains explicit content in the crimes of rape and sexual assault.

Episode 10? Yes Episode 10 of Understanding Basic Criminal Law!! In this episode we go over accomplices. Accomplices were discussed back in Episode 2: Classifying Crimes Part 1. I provide analysis on Accessory after the fact and different ways to become an accomplice in a crime.

In this episode I focus on the four goals of the Criminal Justice system which are retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, and Incapacitation. I provide examples and studies on these 4 goals.

In this episode I talk a little bit about the death penalty. The historical significance and the most notorious death penalty cases.

What is the M’Naughten rule? In this episode we cover the M’Naughten rule and different insanity defenses. There are 4 types of insanity defenses. I go over the importance and historical significance of the insanity plea.

In this episode I go over the different the criminal court procedures, such as arraignment, plea-bargaining, The pre-liminary hearing, and the trial. The Miranda warning and its precedent is discussed.

In this special episode I discuss the famous court case and film documentary Central Park Five. I discuss the case, the historical significance along with some concepts in the film itself. You can check out the Film documentary online. Ladies and Gentlemen sit back and enjoy.