AMERICAN LAW COURSES
Criminal Law Taught As in Law School .... but Without the Modern Law School Cost, Political Correctness, Critical Race Theory or "Diversity, Inclusion & Equity" Cultism!
Criminal Law Course 2022
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Learn Criminal Law the Way It is Taught in Law School ... Except Better.
14 Modules (+ Final Exam)
Taught Live Each Wednesday
September 7 - December 7
@ 5 PM Eastern time
FINAL EXAM-BASED CERTIFICATION!
A HUGE Discount on the 4-course law bundle! Registration is for 4 law courses, including this one:
- Criminal Law ($2,000 now $999) taught Fall 2022
- Criminal Procedure ($2,000 now $500) taught Spring 2023
- Rules of Evidence ($2,000 now $500) taught Fall 2023
- Constitutional Law ($2,000 now $500) taught Spring 2024
(click on the course name to learn more about each class!)
What’s In Store For You In
This Criminal Law Course?
The mission of the Criminal Law Course is to provide a thorough understanding of criminal law as it is taught in law school, but at a fraction of the time and cost of what law school costs today, and without the political correctness, critical race theory, or “diversity, inclusion, and equity” cultism that has so thoroughly infected modern law schools. We just do law, as traditionally taught, period.
This Criminal Law Course is taught by Attorney Steve Gosney, with Attorney Andrew Branca making appearances on subjects specific to his expertise, and streamed directly to your computer, tablet, or smartphone, with each course module provided live each Wednesday at 5 PM Eastern time (and a recording of each module made available for those with scheduling conflicts).
Whether you're just fascinated by criminal law and want a deeper understanding, or want to dip your toe into the world of legal education before committing yourself to 3 years of law school and perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loans, this class will give you a thorough legal understanding of Criminal Law as it is taught in 1L (first-year) law school.
Important: The Law of Self Defense: Criminal Law Course is not accredited by any academic organization, but does provide for a final exam-based certification issued by LOSD LLC.
Meet the Instructor
Attorney Steve Gosney, Esq. is in his third decade of practicing law,
specializing in Florida criminal law, with experience in Federal and State appeals, as well as extensive trial experience, including the designation in Florida Criminal Trial Law, having handled over 360 appeals. He has written or co-written well over a dozen treatises on criminal appellate law, and is in the top 10% most cited authors of expert law articles.
Attorney Gosney is an Instructor at the Public Defender's Office Trial Attorneys, where he has taught hundreds of attorneys at the appellate and trial levels. He is listed on the Fulbright Specialist Roster by the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
In addition to his legal work, Mr. Gosney also a firearms enthusiast and qualified to be an NRA Certified Instructor on Pistol Shooting.
Criminal Law Course: Overview
Module 1: Criminal Justice: Parts of the Machine
Module 2: Citizen Police Interactions
Module 3: Right to Remain Silent
Module 4: Right to Counsel
Module 5: Property Crimes & Theft
Module 6: Crimes of Violence
Module 7: Homicide
Module 9: Attempt, Accomplice Liability, and Conspiracy
Module 10: Affirmative Defenses of Justification and Excuse
Module 11: Justified Use of Force
Module 12: Good Science and Junk Science
Module 13: Sentencing
Module 14: Special Problems in Criminal Law
In the first week's class we will explain the basics of the criminal law system, including its structure, process and procedures.
Here you take your first giants leaps into understanding the inner workings of the legal system on a criminal level.
In this learning block we’ll discuss our Fourth Amendment's Search and Seizure laws, the three levels of citizen-police interactions, and some important case laws surrounding those interactions.
In this learning block we’ll introduce you to your 5th Amendment right to remain silent, and how that has changed from the dawn of our country to Miranda and beyond.
This is where we discuss your constitutional right to counsel, what that means, what that doesn't mean, and when a lawyer isn't required at all.
Here we will discuss property crimes including theft/larceny, burglary, fraud, embezzlement and possession crimes
Here we will discuss other crimes committed other than Homicide against another individual, such as Assault / Aggravated Assault, Battery / Aggravated Battery, Robbery, Rape, Kidnapping, Unlawful Citizen's Arrest, and Extortion / Blackmail.
Murder. Homicide. What's the difference? You will learn about all the different ways one may legally or illegally kill another human being and what that means to an individual's future in the criminal justice system.
Little in criminal law has been debated more hotly than the Death Penalty and, as such, it requires considerable effort to both understand when we are allowed in this country to do so, and why.
Here we discuss crimes that are planned or attempted but not fully completed. How do we properly prove, prosecute, and punish these so-called "inchoate" offenses? We'll discuss how and why such conduct is illegal, as well as mitigating factors such as solicitation and impossibility.
We'll also discuss accomplices, how they may help in the criminal act or evasion after the fact by the criminal after the act, particularly in the context of the Principal's Act (Mens Rea), the results & circumstances of the act (Mens Rea), Actus Reus again, and the liabilities of the various parties.
Conspirators are all culpable on various levels for a crime. Here we explore the Actus Resu, Mens Rea, and liability of actors in the conspiracy as well as what happens if a conspirator withdraws. We'll end with the various punishments resulting from conspiracy.
Sometimes an otherwise criminal act may be legally justified or excused. In this module, we'll discuss various justifications including self-defense, defense of others, defense of property, and the necessity defense. We'll also discuss when we have chosen to excuse a defendant from culpability for the crime, even absent real justification, including duress, coercion, intoxication, and insanity.
The Scientific method has been put to good use in a number of fields, to the benefit of society generally, and the same is true for criminal law. But not all science is good science, and "bad science" has infiltrated the legal profession thoroughly. Here we will learn how it has done so, its detrimental effect, how to separate it from the good science, and how we can best combat its ill effect.
Too bad. You've just been declared guilty. Now what? That depends on the crime you are guilty of committing, the relative flexibility provided the judge, to what of five purposes the sentence is designed to satisfy, and what mitigating and aggravating circumstances apply.
Our criminal law system is imperfect. Learn what special problems arise from our method of justice and how to prevent those problems from impacting your case.
We'll finish off the class with an exam that will take approximately one hour to complete and can be done at any time during the final week. Once passed you will receive a certificate of completion for the course!
A HUGE Discount on four law courses! Registration is for:
- Criminal Law ($2,000 now $999) taught Fall 2022
- Criminal Procedure ($2,000 now $500) taught Spring 2023
- Rules of Evidence ($2,000 now $500) taught Fall 2023
- Constitutional Law ($2,000 now $500) taught Spring 2024
(click on the course name to learn more about each class!)
Law of Self Defense Criminal Course FAQ's...
Is this the same as a Criminal Course taught in Law School?
This Criminal Law Course will be taught in the same manner as experienced by Attorney Andrew Branca and Attorney Steve Gosney when they took the subject in their first years of law school, but with an extra emphasis on use-of-force law. Like those courses, this one requires a final exam be passed for successful completion (certification). This course is not accredited by any academic organization.
When is the Course?
Login starts for each Wednesday module at 4:45 PM Eastern, and the module formally begins at 5:00 PM. The course wraps up no later than 7:00 PM. A recording of each module will be made available for any student who cannot attend the live module.
Where will the course take place?
Each class will be hosted live online and streamed to the comfort of your own computer, tablet, or smart phone using our webinar platform! We will provide access to the webinar platform well ahead of the course. The webinar platform is highly effective across devices and very easy to install. It takes almost no time or real technical know-how. Regardless, if you struggle we will be right here to help you get set up.
Can anyone attend this course?
This is an open-registration course. You do not need to have any prior formal education in the law to take this course.
Can I Bring My Spouse Or A Guest?
It is expected that every person accessing course content will be a registered student.
What if I Cannot Attend a Particular LIVE Module?
If you cannot attend one or more live modules we will provide you with access to a recording of each module during the course.
What is the refund policy for this class?
Because of the limited seats for this Criminal Law Course, we offer a limited 50% refund if a student withdraws at least one week prior to the start of the course.
A HUGE Discount on four law courses! Registration is for:
- Criminal Law ($2,000 now $999) taught Fall 2022
- Criminal Procedure ($2,000 now $500) taught Spring 2023
- Rules of Evidence ($2,000 now $500) taught Fall 2023
- Constitutional Law ($2,000 now $500) taught Spring 2024
(click on the course name to learn more about each class!)
