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Revel Ser.: Criminal Law Today by Daniel Hall and Frank Schmalleger (2016, Trade Paperback)

Bringing criminal law to life. Criminal Law Today, 6/e, 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. To give your students the most accurate picture of criminal law today, the material on law and crime is updatedthroughout the Sixth Edition. New cases and stories drawn from recent real-life events are included to draw readers into the material and help them contextualize how theory translates into practice. Criminal Law Today, 6/e, is also available via REVELTM, an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience. Learn more.

Edition Number
6
LCCN
2015-036926
Lc Classification Number
Kf9219.S36 2017
Table of Content
Chapter 1 The Nature and History of Criminal Law 1 Chapter 2 Criminal Liability and the Essence of Crime 39 Chapter 3 Expanding the Concept of Crime 66 Chapter 4 Extending Criminal Liability: Inchoate Offenses and Parties to Crime 92 Chapter 5 Justifications as Defenses 128 Chapter 6 Defenses: Excuses and Insanity 153 Chapter 7 Crimes Against Persons: Homicide 212 Chapter 8 Crimes Against Persons: Assault, Sex Offenses, and Other Crimes 244 Chapter 9 Property and Computer Crimes 274 Chapter 10 Offenses against Public Order and the Administration of Justice 323 Chapter 11 Offenses against Public Morality 366 Chapter 12 Terrorism and Human Trafficking 404 Chapter 13 Victims and the Law 429 Chapter 14 Punishment and Sentencing 465 Apendix A H ow to Brief a Case A -1 Apendix B Model Penal Code Excerpts A -4 Glossary G-1 Table of Cases I-1 Index I-5
Copyright Date
2017
Target Audience
College Audience
Dewey Decimal
345.73
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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