California (CA) Criminal Law CLE Course Catalog

If a person can be proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of a crime, then the criminal-justice system can(doesn’t mean it will) get that person off the streets, at least temporarily, but… What happens when such a person has served his/her sentence, yet we identify that person (hopefully correctly) as still dangerous?… Or, what if we identify a person (hopefully correctly) as dangerous, but that person has not been convicted of a crime? What can the mental-health “system” do? – i.e., what are the legal requirements for short-and long-term involuntary civil commitment?">If a person can be proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of a crime, then the criminal-justice system can(doesn’t mean it will) get that person off the streets, at least temporarily, but… What happens when such a person has served his/her sentence, yet we identify that person (hopefully correctly) as still dangerous?… Or, what if we identify a person (hopefully correctly) as dangerous, but that person has not been convicted of a crime? What can the mental-health “system” do? – i.e., what are the legal requirements for short-and long-term involuntary civil commitment?

In this session, Dr. Brian Russell will discuss how the Violence Risk Assessment is used to evaluate individuals for potential violence. He will provide real case examples to provide a clearer understanding how these tools work, where it failed and how it has improved since it's conception.

When the world went on lockdown and many workers went remote, concerns over unchecked white collar crime by employees intensified. SEC and DOJ enforcement continued and will pick up speed as courts reopen and investigations involve more in-person interactions. Join our expert panelists as they discuss changes in investigations in the last year, updates on DOJ and SEC enforcement, and mitigation techniques to protect your business from employee fraud, insider trading, bribery and other misconduct.

In this program, Professor Alan Saltzman dives deep into a wide range of cases involving Criminal Law issues decided by the U.S. Supreme Court between November 2nd, 2020 through June 21st, 2021.

In this program, Dr. Brian Russell will discuss the insanity defense and breakdown it's history and the Supreme Court's most recent decision on the matter.

Leading environmental enforcement lawyers tackle the legal issues and considerations of assisting clients through the civil inspection and criminal enforcement process.

Learn about models of civilian and community oversight of policing and the role of the legal profession.

Fraud has been one of the most difficult challenges facing governments during the pandemic. Bad actors have sought to unlawfully benefit themselves using procurement fraud, price gauging and other schemes. Our expert panelists, representing federal, state, and local government enforcers as well as the corporate and on-line seller community, will discuss examples of fraud, how to detect it, ways to prevent it and lessons learned for our next public health crisis.

Join us for a two-hour program covering the substantial legislative changes made by the Anti-Money Laundering and Corporate Transparency Acts of 2020 and the recent expansion of cryptocurrency reporting announced by FinCEN.