Basic criminal law
Subtitle: the U.S. Constitution, procedure, and crimes
By: Anniken Davenport
Series: Pearson Prentice Hall Legal series; Pearson Prentice Hall Legal series
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780130797711
Subjects: Defesa (processo penal); Loucura e crime; Criminal law; Crime contra os costumes; Estados Unidos; Direitos e garantias individuais; Crime contra o estado; Tempo de guerra; Crime contra o patrimônio; Constituição; Direito penal; Terrorismo; Crime contra a pessoa; Direito constitucional
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is criminal law?; title: The origins of American criminal law; title: The colonial period's influence on American criminal law; title: Constitutional rights before arrest; title: Constitutional rights after arrest; title: The constitutional right to trial by jury; title: Constitutional rights post-conviction; title: Murder; title: Crimes against the person : violence; title: Crimes against property; title: Treason, terrorism, and wartime criminal justice; title: Crimes against the state; title: Social crimes; title: Common law defenses.