Criminal law today : an introduction with capstone cases / Frank Schmalleger.

By: Schmalleger, Frank [author]
Language: English Publisher: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2006Edition: Third editionDescription: xxi, 742 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. + student study guideContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0131702874 (alk. paper); 9780131702875Subject(s): Criminal law -- United StatesDDC classification: 345.73 LOC classification: KF9219 | .S36 2006
Contents:
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.
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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.

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