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Essential Criminal Law
Second Edition
- Matthew Lippman - University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
440 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
“This is the best of the criminal law textbooks I have taught from.…So many texts seem designed to impress other professors, but this one makes sense to the students, while not skimping on the material presented.”
—Brian Cranny, Greenville Technical College
Essential Criminal Law, Second Edition equips students with a foundational and practical understanding of criminal law in the United States, as well as encourages strong legal reasoning skills for students with no prior exposure to case law. Award-winning professor and bestselling author Matthew Lippman guides students through the complexities of the legal system using thought-provoking examples of real-life crimes and legal defenses, along with highly approachable case analyses. Updated with the most current developments in criminal law and public policy, the Second Edition takes students beyond the classroom and prepares them to apply criminal law in today’s legal world.
Preface
Chapter Organization
Organization of the Text
Ancillaries
Acknowledgments
1. The Nature, Purpose, and Function of Criminal Law
2. Constitutional Limitations
3. Elements of Crimes
4. Parties to Crime
5. Attempt, Solicitation, and Conspiracy
6. Criminal Defenses: Justifications and Excuses
7. Homicide
8. Other Crimes Against the Person
9. Crimes Against Property
10. White-Collar and Organized Crime
11. Crimes Against Public Order and Morality
12. Crimes Against Social Order and Morality: Alcoholism, Gambling, and Drug Offenses
13. Offenses Against Public Administration and the Administration of Justice
14. Crimes Against the State
Notes
Glossary
Case Index
Subject Index
About the Author
Supplements
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- Appendices
“This is the best of the criminal law textbooks I have taught from. I think it is more student-centered. So many texts seem designed to impress other professors, but this one makes sense to the students, while not skimping on the material presented.”
Greenville Technical College
“I would, and have, described the book as a nice succinct clearly written text ideal for an introductory course in criminal law. I also say that I highly recommend it for such a course, and tell them that I keep using it. I also praise the support (supplemental) materials that come with it.”
California State University, Chico
“…Helpful equations regarding criminal law.”
College of DuPage
