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Drawing on 20 years of experience teaching criminal law and criminal procedure to undergraduate criminal justice students, Lippman (U. of Illinois, Chicago) offers an updated text combining the concepts and learning tools found in undergraduate texts with the types of challenging cases and issues characteristic of law school casebooks. Coverage includes an overview of criminal law and sentencing, criminal responsibilities and offenses; and crimes against the person, against property and business, against public morality, and against the state. The second edition features additional new cases to illuminate important concepts, excerpts from state statutes to illustrate contemporary developments such as computer crime, and incorporation of new material throughout the text and added to the online study site. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Contemporary Criminal Law, Second Edition combines the traditional concepts and cases found in undergraduate texts with unique learning tools, resulting in an engaging, modern text that has enjoyed success with students and instructors nationwide. The text covers both traditional and cutting-edge topics, such as terrorism, computer crimes, and hate crimes, in a student-friendly way. Clear explanations of criminal law and defenses are complemented by provocative, well-edited cases followed by discussion questions to stimulate critical thinking and in-class discussion. The Second Edition includes a number of new cases to illuminate important concepts such as the insanity defense and terrorism, many new learning features, and updates throughout, highlighting the most recent developments in criminal law. A more concise focus on domestic criminal law also characterizes this new edition. Best of all, this new edition continues to be significantly more affordable than most other texts for this course.
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