Criminal Law
12th Edition
Published on 29. December 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
610 pages
978-0-367-46054-9 (ISBN)
Description
Criminal Law, Twelfth Edition, a classic introduction to criminal law for criminal justice students, combines the best features of a casebook and a textbook. Its success over numerous editions, both at community colleges as well as in four-year college criminal justice programs, is proof this text works as an authoritative source on criminal law, as well as a teaching text that communicates with students.
The book covers substantive criminal law and explores its principles, sources, distinctions, and limitations. Definitions and elements of crimes are explained, and defenses to crimes are thoroughly analyzed. Each chapter offers guidance to help students understand what is important, including chapter outlines, key terms, learning objectives, Legal News boxes that highlight current criminal law issues, and Quick Checks that cue the reader to stop and answer a question or two concerning the material just covered. Unique Exploring Case Law boxes offer guidance in using the accompanying cases, which are provided on the book's website and in Part II of this textbook. A robust collection of instructor support materials addresses teaching and learning issues.
Updated with all the newest relevant law, this book is appropriate for undergraduate students in criminal law and related courses.
The book covers substantive criminal law and explores its principles, sources, distinctions, and limitations. Definitions and elements of crimes are explained, and defenses to crimes are thoroughly analyzed. Each chapter offers guidance to help students understand what is important, including chapter outlines, key terms, learning objectives, Legal News boxes that highlight current criminal law issues, and Quick Checks that cue the reader to stop and answer a question or two concerning the material just covered. Unique Exploring Case Law boxes offer guidance in using the accompanying cases, which are provided on the book's website and in Part II of this textbook. A robust collection of instructor support materials addresses teaching and learning issues.
Updated with all the newest relevant law, this book is appropriate for undergraduate students in criminal law and related courses.
More details
Edition
12th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
12 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder, 3 s/w Tabellen
3 Tables, black and white; 12 Halftones, color
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
1134 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-46054-9 (9780367460549)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Previous edition
Joycelyn M. Pollock
Criminal Law
Book
10/2015
11th Edition
Anderson Publishing
€117.79
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Person
Joycelyn M. Pollock (Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany; J.D., University of Houston) is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Texas State University, San Marcos. In addition to 35 years of teaching at the university level, she delivered training to police officers and correctional professionals in the areas of sexual harassment, ethics, criminology, and ethical leadership. She was a member of the U.S. Office of Justice Programs Science Advisory Board, on the editorial boards of Women & Criminal Justice and Crime & Delinquency, and a Trustee-at-Large to the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Pollock has published more than 25 books in the areas of ethics, female criminality, corrections, and law. She has received numerous awards, including the Outstanding Alumni Award of SUNY-Albany, the Bruce Smith Sr. Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), and the ACJS Academy Fellow Award for distinguished teaching and scholarly achievement, and she was awarded the University Distinguished Professor Award at Texas State University in 2014. She continues to write and consult in the areas of ethical leadership and training in criminal justice.
Content
Part I. 1. Defining Crimes; 2. Principles Of Criminal Liability; 3. Capacity And Defenses; 4. Preparatory Activity Offenses 1; 5. Offenses Against Persons: Excluding Sex Offenses; 6. Offenses Against Persons: Sex-Related; 7. Offenses Against Property: Destruction And Intrusion Offenses; 8. Offenses Involving Theft And Deception; 9. Offenses Involving Morality And Decency; 10. Offenses Against Public Peace; 11. Offenses Against Justice Administration; 12. Business And Corporate Crimes; Part II: Cases