JUS-430 Week 1 Model Penal Code, Natural Law & Criminal Law Worksheet Assignment

Complete the Model Penal Code, Natural Law & Criminal Law Worksheet.

JUS-430: Model Penal Code, Natural Law & Criminal Law

Instructions: Complete all four parts of the worksheet.

Part 1:

Discuss the history and purpose of the Model Penal Code (MPC). (Your response should be 100-150 words in length.)

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Part 2:

Complete the matrix. Find the MPC provision for Larceny & Battery & Kidnapping and paste the definitions into the appropriate box. Choose two different states, and copy and paste the appropriate definitions into each respective box.

MPC Provision State Statute _______ State Statute _______
Larceny: Larceny: Larceny:
Battery: Battery: Battery:
Kidnapping: Kidnapping: Kidnapping:

Part 3:

Use the information from the completed matrix in Part 2 to answer these questions.

  • Compare the MPC provision to the respective state statutes. Are they somewhat similar, the same or substantially different? (Your response should be 25 to 50 words in length)
  • Compare the state statutes to each other. Are they somewhat similar, the same or substantially different? (Your response should be 25 to 50 words in length)
  • If the state statutes are different than one another, does this say anything concerning how the state ‘feels’ about a crime? (Your response should be 75 to 100 words in length)

Part 4:

Answer the four questions below.

  1. Define Natural Law. (Your response should be 50-75 words in length.)
  2. Define Criminal Law. (Your response should be 50-75 words in length.)
  3. How is natural law incorporated into the American Legal System? (Your response should be 100-150 words in length.)
  4. Explain how Natural Law encourages the protection of the rights of those accused of crime. (Your response should be 50-100 words in length.)

Course: JUS-430 Criminal Law
School: Grand Canyon University

  • 01/05/2019
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