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PublisherCognella, Inc.

ISBN-101793552665

ISBN-139781793552662

eBay Product ID (ePID)5057273874

Product Key Features

Number of Pages406 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameCriminal Law : the Essentials

Publication Year2021

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeTextbook

AuthorSue Titus Reid

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight28.3 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width8 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number4

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal345.73

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

SynopsisProvides students with a concise and straightforward introduction to the world of criminal law. The textbook presents readers with brief case excerpts and statutes to demonstrate how criminal laws can align or diverge depending upon location and jurisdiction., Criminal Law: The Essentials provides students with a concise and straightforward introduction to the world of criminal law. The textbook presents readers with brief case excerpts and statutes to demonstrate how criminal laws can align or diverge depending upon location and jurisdiction. The opening chapter discusses the emergence of law, philosophies on punishment in society, constitutional limitations on criminal law in the United States, the classification of crimes, and more. Additional chapters explore the elements of a crime, anticipatory offenses and parties to crimes, defenses to criminal culpability, and criminal homicide. Students learn about the nuances of various types of crime: against the person, property, crimes against public order and public decency, crimes against the government, and substance abuse crimes. The final chapter addresses sentencing. New and/or expanded topics for the fourth edition include the insanity defense; intimate partner violence; elder abuse; academic and related fraud; animal law; contempt of court; mandatory minimum sentencing; capital punishment; sex offender registration; and more. Additional statutes, cases, and other materials are available in an online supplement to the text.