eTextbook 978-0134163734 Criminal Law Today (6th Edition)

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780134163734
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0134163734
• Author: Frank Schmalleger (Author), Daniel Hall (Author)

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.

Table 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 Defenses

Chapter 6 Defenses: Excuses and Insanity

Chapter 7 Crimes Against Persons: Homicide

Chapter 8 Crimes Against Persons: Assault, Sex Offenses, and Other Crimes

Chapter 9 Property and Computer Crimes

Chapter 10 Offenses against Public Order and the Administration of Justice

Chapter 11 Offenses against Public Morality

Chapter 12 Terrorism and Human Trafficking

Chapter 13 Victims and the Law

Chapter 14 Punishment and Sentencing