The third edition of Criminal Law introduces readers to the underlying principles, legal doctrine, and rules of criminal law. The innovative and highly student-friendly text uses real-world case examples to contextualize laws and give students a solid foundation in substantive criminal law while guiding them through what the law is, how it evolved, and the principles on which it is based. By studying case materials, students will develop the analytical skills essential to understanding how legal principles have developed over time and how they are best applied to ever-changing factual situations.
The story of American criminal law has been the emergence of a more utilitarian conception of criminal offending as the imposition of risk or the violation of consent, combined with culpability.
By embedding sophisticated legal doctrine and analysis in real-world storytelling, the book provides a uniquely effective approach to teaching American criminal law in programs on criminal justice, political science, public policy, history, ...
This bestselling text covers both foundational and emerging legal topics, such as terrorism, gangs, cybercrime, and hate crimes, in a student-friendly and approachable manner.
The course begins by providing students with an overview of the criminal justice system and the roles of the different players in the system. This is followed by an analysis of the elements of a crime which include actus reus and mens rea.
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Bonnie, Couglin, Jeffries and Low's Criminal Law positions the authors' authoritative grasp of the subject against a background of cultural and political debate. The text deals with profound questions integral...
An Introduction to Criminal Law walks readers through a chronological and simplistic (yet detailed) dissection of the legal labyrinth.
Criminal Law: Principles, Cases and Readings
This book explains the basics of criminal law in an easy-to-understand format designed especially for the nonlawyer who has an interest in criminal law.
See idem at §§ 208(e), (f). 93. See, e.g., Ariz. R. Crim. P. 11.1; Idaho Code § 18–210; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A. 94. ... Judith Cummings, DeLorean Is Freed of Cocaine Charge by a Federal Jury, N.Y. Times, Aug. 17, 1984. 105.