Description: Like New Textbook! This comprehensive and clearly written Understanding treatise is frequently cited by scholars and courts in their analysis of substantive criminal law, and has been a popular source of assistance to criminal law students for the past quarter century. Understanding Criminal Law is designed to be taught in conjunction with any casebook. The topics covered are those most often raised in criminal law casebooks, and coverage of these subjects is meant to complement professors' classroom discussions. The text focuses on the basic elements of, and defenses to, all crimes; provides in-depth coverage of such crimes as homicide, rape, and theft; and covers other important topics covered in a criminal law course, such as accomplice and inchoate liability.Understanding Criminal Law also covers theories of punishment, sources of the criminal law, and overarching principles such as legality and proportionality. The common law is emphasized with extensive comparisons to the Model Penal Code and modern statutes. This edition offers the most significant updating ever, including coverage of quickly changing legal areas, such as sexual assault and self-defense law. Recent revisions to the Model Penal Code are also covered.
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Number of Pages: 656 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Understanding Criminal Law
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Subject: General Practice, General, Criminal Law / General
Publication Year: 2022
Features: New Edition
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 32.9 Oz
Author: Joshua Dressler
Subject Area: Law
Item Length: 10 in
Item Width: 7 in
Series: Understanding Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
