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.