Schmalleger, Frank.

Criminal law today : an introduction with capstone cases / Frank Schmalleger. - Third edition - xxi, 742 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. + student study guide.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The nature and history of criminal law --
Criminal liability and the essence of crime --
Expanding the concept of crime --
Extending criminal liability: Inchoate offenses and parties to crime --
Justifications as defenses --
Excuses as defenses --
The defense of insanity --
Legal and social dimensions of personal crime: homicide --
Legal and social dimensions of personal crime: assault, battery, and other personal crimes --
Legal and social dimensions of property and computer crimes --
Offenses against public order and the administration of justice --
Offenses against public morality --
Victims and the law --
Punishment and sentencing --
The Constitution of the United States of America --
Model penal code excerpts.

0131702874 (alk. paper) 9780131702875

2005042450


Criminal law--United States.

KF9219 / .S36 2006

345.73