Criminal Law
Publisher: Flat World Knowledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Description: An undergraduate multi-state textbook for criminal justice, paralegal, pre-law and administration of justice courses in criminal law. Explores sources of law and the legal system, the Constitution, criminal defenses, elements of a crime, parties to crime, and most criminal offenses such as inchoate crimes, crimes against the person including criminal homicide and sex offenses, crimes against property, crimes against the public, and crimes against the government. The textbook is interactive, and offers hundreds of links, embedded videos, charts, tables, diagrams, ethical scenarios, review questions and their answers, and illustrations to target various learning styles. The textbook also takes a unique "applied approach," providing interesting scenarios after the introduction of each principle. The scenarios demonstrate the application of law to facts, to enhance the students' ability make this important connection. Offered through Flat World Knowledge as an OER (open educational resource). Criminal Law can be reviewed and ordered here: http://catalog.flatworldknowledge.com/catalog/editions/1199
Table of contents: title: Table of Contents; title: Chapter 1: Introduction to Criminal Law; title: Chapter 2: The Legal System in the United States; title: Chapter 3: Constitutional Protections; title: Chapter 4: The Elements of a Crime; title: Chapter 5: Criminal Defenses, Part 1; title: Chapter 6: Criminal Defenses, Part 2; title: Chapter 7: Parties to Crime; title: Chapter 8: Inchoate Offenses; title: Chapter 9: Criminal Homicide; title: Chapter 10: Sex Offenses and Crimes Involving Force, Fear, and Physical Restraint; title: Chapter 11: Crimes against Property; title: Chapter 12: Crimes against the Public; title: Chapter 13: Crimes against the Government