ABSTRACT
An important feature that could emerge in course planning within a larger law school that has more than one stream of students studying crime is the prospect of offering to students the choice of the concentration. Criminal law is a core course for various reasons, including the practical reason that a significant number of lawyers work in the area. The precise learning outcomes may well differ according to the approach of the particular law school or lecturer, including whether it is used to introduce various social policy or jurisprudential critiques. Drugs offending also presents a fascinating self-contained exemplar of basic themes in criminal law, often largely in a single statute. In short, the major aspects of doctrine can be illustrated through drugs laws. An important feature that could emerge in course planning within a larger law school that has more than one stream of students studying crime is the prospect of offering to students the choice of the concentration.
