Bonnie, Couglin, Jeffries and Low's Criminal Law positions the authors authoritative grasp of the subject against a background of cultural and political... debate. The text deals with profound questions integral to the study of criminal law in a changing society: current controversies in the law of rape and sexual assault, the Bernard Goetz case and the use of deadly force in self-defense, defenses available to battered women, the insanity defense, and capital punishment. The third edition also includes a new chapter on mens rea in federal crimes.

Major emphasis is placed on the basic premises of criminal law, including its sources and general limitations. This Hornbook provides detailed... discussion on the topics of responsibility, justification and excuse, inchoate crimes and accomplice, and liability. Attention is also given to subjects such as causation, insanity, and conspiracy.

This refreshing new alternative for the first-year Criminal Law course is a lively coursebook that blends text, statutes, cases, and problems in a... presentation that is user-friendly for both students and instructors.<p class=copymedium>These distinctive characteristics make CRIMINAL LAW: A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH both effective and engaging:<li class=copymedium>shorter length and with a rich and diverse mix of materials that promotes intellectual challenge without sacrificing accessibility<li class=copymedium>the authors treat criminal law as an introduction to both statutes and cases and emphasize statutes as a primary source, with explicit treatment of statutory drafting and interpretation issues<li class=copymedium>goes beyond the traditional focus on the judiciary to also examine the role of the legislature and the executive in defining offenses<li class=copymedium>clear, direct text introduces statutes, cases, and problems<li class=copymedium>the materials support a wide array of teaching techniques to address varied student learning styles<li class=copymedium>within each section, the authors introduce the basics and then the materials grow progressively more challenging<li class=copymedium>includes both modern and classic criminal cases<li class=copymedium>includes material on ethics and highlights criminal law perspectives<p class=copymedium>The casebook is part of a comprehensive teaching package that includes a videotape discussion of one of the homicide cases in the book, PowerPoint slides, and an extensive Teacher's Manual featuring:<li class=copymedium>support for a range of teaching options on each topic, such as problems, simulations, role plays, and the traditional question-and-answer approach<li class=copymedium>video suggestions<li class=copymedium>graphics that can be easily reproduced and customized<li class=copymedium>Recognition of the potential difficulty of teaching topics such as rape and domestic violence and detailed suggestions for teaching approaches to them<li class=copymedium>sample syllabi for three- and four-credit courses

This book is designed to be easy to use and to produce rewarding and insightful classroom discussion. The focus is on teachability, rather than... encyclopedic coverage of the field. The book includes modern cases that reflect the current state of the law and older cases that help students understand and evaluate the modern approach. The book contains numerous hypotheticals designed to stimulate and encourage thought and discussion. The authors have also included materials to help students develop practice skills. PLEASE NOTE: If you purchase a used, unsealed copy of this book, access to the electronic version of this book may require a separate purchase.

Features casebook method of instruction to support criminal justice courses and sequences of courses covering substantive and procedural criminal law.... Presents materials in three parts: substantive criminal law, basic concepts regarding proof of guilt, and legal limitation upon law enforcement practices. Affords the opportunity for discussions of wisdom of the law as it now exists and the direction into which it may, or should, be headed.

Now in its Eighth Edition, CRIMINAL LAW AND ITS PROCESSES: Cases and Materials maintains great success as the longtime leading book in Criminal Law. In... addition to a highly respected and renowned authorship, this scholarly gem is distinguished by the intellectual integrity of its thematic framework, its teachability and the wealth and depth of its content. In addition to focusing on basic principles, analytical problems enhance student learning by testing their thought process, applications and interactions in context.This edition preserves the outstanding qualities that have earned it distinguished success: a highly respected authorship--(Kadish, Schulhofer, and new co-author Steiker comprised of nationally recognized and renowned scholarscohesive intellectual framework¿ by viewing the law both as a system for apportioning blame in accordance with moral norms and as an instrument of social control, it provides an analytical tool with which students can interpret and understand doctrinea cases-and-notes pedagogy with excerpted materials, questions, and problemsa focus on developing an understanding of principles and rules applicable to all crimes, rather than the detailed and disjointed elements of many particular crimesproblems that enhance student understanding of the basic principles by testing their applications and interactions in the context of particular offensesin-depth coverage of rape, homicide, and theftThe Eighth Edition has been carefully updated to maintain the integrity of its framework, preserve its challenging content and enhance its teachability:it achieves continuity with its predecessors and makes little change in organization or coveragemost principal teaching cases have been retained, with recent cases and illustrations addedediting throughout enhances the transparency of the organization and accessibility of the notes and questions, providing greater clarity and ease of teaching organization is designed to permit ready adaptation for longer or shorter coursesa new section gives detailed attention to issues of statutory interpretationa new chapter on Discretion allows for study of the legal framework that governs charging, bargaining and sentencing, and the role they play in shaping determinations of culpability and punishmentgreater attention is focused on the ways that sentencing considerations and the growth of federal criminal law have affected traditional criminal law principles and practicesnew attention is focused on international human rights and their implications for American criminal lawmore thorough examination of common law vocabulary and doctrine and a clarified organization enable students to differentiate more systematically between the common law and Model Penal Code approachesa completely revised section on the death penalty deals more fully with contemporary debates and recent Supreme Court decisionsLOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO HELP YOU IN CRIMINAL LAW? TRY EXAMPLES & EXPLANATIONS: CRIMINAL LAW 5E (9780735588295) AND THE WOLTERS KLUWER BOUVIER LAW DICTIONARY: 2011 STUDENT EDITION (9780735568525) --TWO OF MANY GREAT STUDY GUIDES FROM WOLTERS KLUWER LAW & BUSINESS.

Highly respected authorship defines Criminal Law and Its Processes: Cases and Materials. Sanford H. Kadish, Stephen J. Schulhofer, Carol S. Steiker, and... new co-author Rachel E. Barkow are nationally recognized scholars. Their cohesive intellectual framework views the law as an instrument of social control, providing an analytical tool with which students can interpret and understand doctrine. Criminal Law and Its Processes: Cases and Materials focuses on developing an understanding of principles and rules applicable to all crimes, rather than the detailed and disjointed elements of any particular crime. Cases-and-notes pedagogy, with excerpted materials, questions, and problems, illuminate the material. Problems enhance students' understanding of the basic principles by testing their applications and interactions in the context of particular offenses.The Ninth Edition preserves the continuity with its predecessors and makes little fundamental change in organization or coverage, retaining nearly all the principal teaching cases, with recent cases and illustrations added. The text has been carefully edited throughout to enhance the transparency of the organization and accessibility of the notes and questions. Text has been added that guides students--before and after main cases--to understand what those cases are designed to illustrate. Overall, the book features increased clarity and ease of teaching while preserving the book's challenging and sophisticated content. A completely reorganized and revised chapter on group crime includes more student-friendly treatment of accomplice liability and conspiracy that will facilitate the mastery of basic doctrine while emphasizing important policy questions. A new section on punishing corporations for criminal conduct includes an analysis of deferred prosecution and non-prosecution agreements. The updated theft chapter explores the important modern crimes of honest services fraud and identity theft. New problems also test students' understanding of traditional theft offenses as applied to modern technology and intellectual property. The chapter on rape has been dramatically revised with current examples of debates over force and consent as well as new notes on male rape victims and human trafficking. Revised coverage of the death penalty provides a balanced treatment of the issue, incorporates the latest empirical research, and offers new notes on the potential causes of racial discrimination. An updated chapter on homicide includes a completely new section on felony murder. Also revised is the treatment of proportionality; it includes recent Supreme Court case law under the Eighth Amendment and challenges to life without the possibility of parole sentences. The question of what to punish is now explored through the lens of teenage bullying. Finally, new sentencing materials have been introduced, including a case study of Bernie Madoff's sentencing. FeaturesHighly respected authorship Kadish, Schulhofer, Steiker, and new co-author Barkow are nationally recognized scholarsCohesive intellectual frameworkviews the law as an instrument of social control provides an analytical tool with which students can interpret and understand doctrine Cases-and-notes pedagogyincludes excerpted materials, questions, and problemsDevelops an understanding of principles and rules applicable to all crimessees beyond the detailed, disjointed elements particular crimesHelpful problems enhance students understanding of basic principlestest their applications and interaction in the context of particular offenses

Important recent developments, intriguing cases, broad coverage of law and procedures...this practical, up-to-date book gives you everything you need to... understand the substantive and procedural aspects of criminal law. Ideal for criminal justice, pre-law, and paralegal students, CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE includes useful student aids to help you master the material and succeed in your course. Praised for its currency, CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE includes timely topics such as the post-9-11 environment; the recent surge in white-collar crime, cybercrime, and identity theft; military courts; new sentencing guidelines; and more.

Authoritative, comprehensive, and current, Criminal Law and Procedure, 6th edition delivers cutting-edge coverage of every aspect of the law and the... duties a paralegal is expected to perform. It strikes the ideal balance between theoretical law and cutting-edge developments as it explores foundational concepts as well as emerging trends such as cyber crime, new laws stemming from the Patriot Act, terrorism, and more.

Criminal Law and Procedure, fifth edition, provides comprehensive coverage of both criminal law and criminal procedure. The book is designed to be used... in combined criminal law and criminal procedure classes or may be split for use by programs that divide the two subjects. The first half of the book examines the elements of crimes, parties to crimes, and basic legal (constitutional and statutory) and factual defenses. The second half discusses the parties in the criminal justice system, basic constitutional framework, and the law of searches, seizures, arrests, interrogations, other law enforcement practices, and the process of criminal cases, from first appearance to appeal. The impacts of contemporary problems, such as terrorism on criminal procedure are also included in the discussion. Case excerpts are included to stimulate student discussion. The pedagogy of the book is designed to develop problem solving and analytical skills.

CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE is an effective resource for learning all substantive and procedural aspects of criminal law. This practical, up-to-date text... features important updates to criminal laws and statutes in the post 9-11 world, including white-collar crime, cybercrime, identity theft, new sentencing guidelines, and much more.

This casebook provides the most comprehensive treatment available, including the theoretical foundations, the common-law origins, the statutory... structure, and the procedural context of modern criminal law. The book concentrates on doctrinal materials that can support both rigorous technical, and sophisticated theoretical, discussions. The purposes and limits of punishment are addressed through Supreme Court decisions, a focus on statutes throughout the substantive law sections enables training students in the legal art of statutory interpretation as well as exposing them to the hard moral and political problems of legislative choice, and the sentencing materials reprise the theory of punishment in the context of the practically most important stage of the modern process. The chapters on sentencing and on criminal procedure are updated to reflect developments in the U.S. Supreme Court, and the sections on complicity and conspiracy, intoxication, and insanity have been overhauled for greater clarity.

Criminal Law and Procedure: An Overview, third edition, covers the essentials of both substantive criminal law and criminal procedure. Covering both... subjects makes this book suitable for a single course designed to provide an overview of the entire criminal justice system, or it can be used in separate courses covering substantive and procedural law. The first part defines criminal responsibility and addresses the major felonies recognized in most, if not all jurisdictions. The second half covers the procedural aspects of the entire criminal justice system from arrest to appeal and habeas corpus. Particular emphasis is placed on the fourth, fifth, and sixth amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The material provided in this resource constitutes a narrative account of the law. Abundant case summaries are interwoven to bring real world scenarios into the classroom. Chapter outlines open each chapter to focus attention on the main elements the student will encounter. Each chapter concludes with concept summary charts, discussion questions and practical exercises.

Expert authors provide an overview and introduction to the definitions and elements of the various crimes and defenses, integrating both the common law... and Model Penal Code. Subjects covered include offenses against the person, habitation and occupancy, property, and other offenses. Reviews imputability, responsibility in general, limitations in criminal capacity, modifying circumstances, and special defenses.

Providing an in-depth look at one of the most fascinating areas of legal practice, this text presents the real world of prosecutors, defense attorneys... and paralegals in criminal law. Drawing on his experience as a criminal defense attorney, an assistant district attorney, and a college instructor, the author brings the study of criminal law alive with material designed to meet the needs of students and instructors. Actual examples of criminal cases are investigated and explained, defenses are explored, and appellate processes are examined. In the initial chapters, students are introduced to the foundations of criminal law and basic facts about three cases are presented. Each chapter then continues the account of the three prosecutions to illustrate chapter concepts. A mock trial is depicted to reinforce aspects of criminal law and enable students to put their knowledge to use. Significant supreme court case decisions and their applicability to criminal law are also analyzed. An instructor's manual gives additional insight on the day-to-day activities of police, prosecutors and defense attorneys, and expounds on some of the more complex procedural phases of prosecution.