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Mar 13, 2026
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Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG] Chemeketa Community College, Salem OR (curriculum@chemeketa.edu)
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CJ 220 - Substantive Law and Oregon Criminal Code
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the origin and structure of common-law crimes, case decisions, and the development of statutory crimes. Reviews the amendments of the constitution which protect citizens during criminal inquiries, introduces the elements of a crime, and the types of affirmative defenses presented at a criminal proceeding. Provides distinctions between criminal and civil law. Addresses criminal court procedures, criminal law case reading, federal and state law, and selected Oregon criminal code sections.
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