Criminal law. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Katheryn Russell-Brown, University of Florida, Levin College of Law, Angela J. Davis, American University, Washington College of Law.
• Authors: Russell-Brown, Katheryn, 1961-; Davis, Angela J, 1956-
• Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview of Criminal Law; Criminal Law Terms and Concepts; Sources of Criminal Law; Classifications, Distinctions, and Limitations in Criminal Law; Crime and People in the Criminal Justice System; The Structure of the Criminal Justice System; Case Briefing; Chapter 2: Constitutional Limits on Criminal Laws; First Amendment; Second Amendment; Fifth Amendment; Eighth Amendment; Fourteenth Amendment; Right to Privacy; Chapter 3: The Elements of a Crime; A Voluntary Act (Actus Reus); Guilty State of Mind (Mens Rea); Concurrence and Causation; Strict Liability; Chapter 4: Incomplete Crimes; Attempt; Solicitation; Conspiracy; Merger Doctrine; Other Incomplete Offenses; Chapter 5: Theft and Other Property Offenses; Larceny and Theft; Embezzlement; False Pretenses; Burglary; Arson; White-Collar Crime; Chapter 6: Public Order Crimes and Offenses Against Public Decency; Public Order Crimes; Crimes Against Public Decency; Chapter 7: Rape and Other Violent Crimes; Rape and Other Sexual Assaults; Robbery; Kidnapping; Assault and Battery; Chapter 8: Criminal Homicide; Definitions; Intentional Killings; Unintentional Killings; Felony Murder; Capital Punishment; Chapter 9: Justification Defenses; Types of Defenses; Defensive Force; Duress and Necessity; Chapter 10: Excuse Defenses; Competency and Insanity; Infancy; Intoxication; Syndrome “Defenses”; Cultural Defenses; Chapter 11: Punishment and Sentencing; Punishment; Prisoners’ Rights; Sentencing; Chapter 12: State-Involved Crimes; Crimes Against the State; Crimes Committed by Public Officials;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (368 pages)
• Subjects: 345.73; Criminal law -- United States -- Cases; Casebooks
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483315126; 1483315126
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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