Figure 5.4 Both civil and criminal convictions are based on precedent. (Credit: PactoVisual/ pixabay/ License: CC0)

Module 5 Overview: Read Chapter 5 - Criminal Liability

Introduction

Students, please review the brief video on Classification of Law - Criminal vs. Civil Law and Public vs. Private Law. This video looks at different branches within the law: criminal law vs. civil law and public law vs. private law. These branches help us classify the law.

Video: Classification of Law - Criminal vs. Civil Law and Public vs. Private Law

Time: 3:04 minutes

In addition, review the criminal justice process and respond to the following assessment questions.

The diagram illustrates a simplified view of the case flow through the sequence of events in the criminal justice system. The source is from the Bureau of Justice Statistics:

Review the Criminal Justice Flow Chart to better understand the process. What do you think works well with the criminal justice system and what doesn't work well?
Refer to Chapter 5 on Criminal Liability to better understanding of criminal behavior. What is considered to be a crime in business? What is considered to be criminal liability?

What You Will Learn

Module 5 will cover Chapter 5 in the Business Law I Essentials textbook on Business and the United States Constitution

Read Chapter 5: Criminal Liability which outlines the topics below.

5.1 Common Business Crimes

5.2 Civil vs. Criminal Liability

Chapter 5 - Assessment Study Questions

Complete the assessment questions at the completion of the chapter.

The learning objective is to analyze sources of criminal exposure in business.

What You Will Do

To demonstrate your learning objective, you will be assigned the following activities.

Review introduction video
Review Criminal Justice Flow chart and answer assessment questions.
Complete assessment questions for chapter 5 provided in the e-textbook.
Exam Two covering Chapters 5-8.

What's Next

Click on the "Next" button to proceed to Module 5 assignments.