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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherCognella, Inc.
ISBN-101793552665
ISBN-139781793552662
eBay Product ID (ePID)5057273874
Product Key Features
Number of Pages406 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCriminal Law : the Essentials
Publication Year2021
FeaturesNew Edition
TypeTextbook
AuthorSue Titus Reid
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight28.3 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width8 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number4
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal345.73
Edition DescriptionNew Edition
SynopsisProvides students with a concise and straightforward introduction to the world of criminal law. The textbook presents readers with brief case excerpts and statutes to demonstrate how criminal laws can align or diverge depending upon location and jurisdiction., Criminal Law: The Essentials provides students with a concise and straightforward introduction to the world of criminal law. The textbook presents readers with brief case excerpts and statutes to demonstrate how criminal laws can align or diverge depending upon location and jurisdiction. The opening chapter discusses the emergence of law, philosophies on punishment in society, constitutional limitations on criminal law in the United States, the classification of crimes, and more. Additional chapters explore the elements of a crime, anticipatory offenses and parties to crimes, defenses to criminal culpability, and criminal homicide. Students learn about the nuances of various types of crime: against the person, property, crimes against public order and public decency, crimes against the government, and substance abuse crimes. The final chapter addresses sentencing. New and/or expanded topics for the fourth edition include the insanity defense; intimate partner violence; elder abuse; academic and related fraud; animal law; contempt of court; mandatory minimum sentencing; capital punishment; sex offender registration; and more. Additional statutes, cases, and other materials are available in an online supplement to the text.