Full Description
Gardner/Anderson's CRIMINAL LAW, 14th Edition, helps you understand legal topics with a reader-friendly approach. A student favorite for over 40 years, this textbook provides comprehensive coverage of major components of substantive criminal law without overwhelming you with lengthy cases or legalese. Features like the "Case Close-Up" and "Criminal Law" sections show you how appellate courts state and resolve legal issues, while MindTap engages you with video cases, visual summaries, career-based decision-making scenarios and more. Combining current concerns and cases with an accessible writing style and study system, this text helps you build a practical understanding of complex legal topics and the principles driving American criminal justice today.
Contents
Part I: BASIC CONCEPTS OF CRIMINAL LAW.
1. Criminal Law: Purposes, Scope, and Sources.
2. Jurisdiction.
3. Essential Elements of a Crime.
4. Criminal Liability.
5. Criminal Responsibility and the Capacity to Commit a Crime.
6. The Law Governing the Use of Force.
7. Other Criminal Defenses.
8. Criminal Punishment.
9. Free Speech, Street Crimes, and the Bill of Rights.
Part II: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON.
10. Homicide.
11. Assault, Battery, and Other Crimes Against the Person.
12. Sexual Assault, Rape, Prostitution, and Related Sex Crimes.
Part III: CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY.
13. Theft.
14. Robbery, Burglary, and Related Crimes.
15. White Collar Crime, Cyber Crime, and Commercial Crime.
Part IV: OTHER CRIMINAL CONDUCT.
16. Drug Abuse and Alcohol-Related Crime.
17. Terrorism.
18. Organized Crime and Gangs.
19. Immigration Crimes, Contempt, and Other Crimes Against the Government.
Appendix A: Applicable Sections of the U.S. Constitution.
Appendix B: Glossary of Legal Terms.
Case Index.
General Index.
