TY - BOOK AU - Schmalleger,Frank TI - Criminal law today: an introduction with capstone cases SN - 0131702874 (alk. paper) AV - KF9219 .S36 2006 U1 - 345.73 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Upper Saddle River, NJ PB - Pearson/Prentice Hall KW - Criminal law KW - United States N1 - 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 ER -