Full Description
Bringing criminal law to life.Criminal Law Today, Fifth Edition, brings criminal law to life by relating it to real stories from today's headlines. The text's approach is strongly influenced by the belief that the law has always been, and remains, a vital policy-making tool. As a topic for study and discussion, the nature and life of the law is more important today than ever before. The text highlights the challenges that face the law as it continues to adapt to the needs of a complex and rapidly changing society and features a balanced text/casebook approach that provides a lively introduction to criminal law. Effective in-text learning tools give students the resources they need to master the material presented in the text.MyCJLab was designed to meet the needs of today's instructors and students. MyCJLab provides instructors with a rich and flexible set of course materials, along with course management tools that make it easy to deliver all or a portion of your course online. MyCJLab provides students with a personalized interactive learning environment, where they can learn at their own pace and measure their progress.
Contents
CHAPTER 1 The Nature and History of Criminal Law CHAPTER 2 Criminal Liability and the Essence of Crime CHAPTER 3 Expanding the Concept of Crime CHAPTER 4 Extending Criminal Liability: Inchoate Offenses and Parties to Crime CHAPTER 5 Justifications as DefensesCHAPTER 6 Defenses: Excuses and InsanityCHAPTER 7 Legal and Social Dimensions of Personal Crime: HomicideCHAPTER 8 Legal and Social Dimensions of Personal Crime: Assault, Battery, and Other Personal Crimes CHAPTER 9 Legal and Social Dimensions of Property and Computer CrimesCHAPTER 10 Offenses against Public Order and the Administration of JusticeCHAPTER 11 Terrorism and Human Trafficking Offenses against Public MoralityCHAPTER 12 Offenses against Public Morality Terrorism and Human TraffickingCHAPTER 13 Victims and the LawCHAPTER 14 Punishment and SentencingAPPENDIX A How to Brief a Case APPENDIX B The Constitution of the United States of AmericaAPPENDIX C Model Penal Code Excerpts Glossary Table of Cases
