Criminal Law
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Jul 20, 2016
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9780195321203
Description: "This book reviews the development of American criminal law and explains its key concepts and persistent controversies in light of its history. These key concepts include retribution and prevention as purposes of punishment; the requirements of a criminal act and a culpable mental state; criteria of causal responsibility; modes of violating consent; inchoate offenses, including attempt and conspiracy; doctrines of participation in crime; and defenses of justification and excuse." -- Back cover.
Notes: Source title: Criminal Law (Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law)