Essential Criminal Law offers students a concise, yet comprehensive introduction to criminal law in the United States. Criminal law expert and award-winning professor Matthew Lippman walks students through the complexities of the legal system using thought-provoking examples of real-life crimes and legal defences as well as highly approachable case analyses. Offering a wide variety of engaging learning tools, the text encourages strong legal reasoning skills for students who may not have had any exposure to case law—providing a solid foundational understanding of this subject. INDICE: PrefaceChapter 1. The Nature, Purpose, and Function of Criminal LawChapter 2. Constitutional LimitationsChapter 3. Elements of CrimesChapter 4. Parties to CrimesChapter 5. Attempt, Solicitation, and ConspiracyChapter 6.Criminal Defenses: Justifications and ExcusesChapter 7. HomicideChapter 8. Sexual Offenses and Other Crimes Against the PersonChapter 9. Crimes Against PropertyChapter 10. White Collar and Organized CrimeChapter 11. Crimes Against Public Order and MoralityChapter 12. Crimes Against Social Order and Morality: Alcoholism, Gambling, and Drug OffensesChapter 13. Offenses Against Public Administration and the Administration of JusticeChapter 14. Crimes Against the StateNotesGlossaryCase IndexSubject IndexAbout the Author
- ISBN: 978-1-4522-7693-9
- Editorial: SAGE Publications, Inc
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 408
- Fecha Publicación: 22/10/2013
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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