Understanding criminal law /
"The topics covered [in this book] are those most often raised in criminal law casebooks, and coverage of these subjects is meant to complement professors' classroom discussions. The text focuses on the basic elements of, and defenses to, all crimes; provides in-depth coverage of such crim...
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| Language: | English |
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Durham, North Carolina :
Carolina Academic Press, LLC,
2018
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| Edition: | 8th ed |
| Series: | Understanding series (New York, N.Y.)
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Table of Contents:
- Criminal law: an overview
- Principles of criminal punishment
- Sources of the criminal law
- Constitutional limits on the criminal law
- Legality
- Proportionality
- Burdens of proof
- Presumptions
- Actus reus
- Mens rea
- Strict liability
- Mistakes of fact
- Mistakes of law
- Causation
- Concurrence of elements
- Defenses: an overview
- Justifications and excuses
- Self-defense
- Defense of others
- Defense of property and habitation
- Law enforcement defenses
- Necessity
- Duress
- Intoxication
- Insanity
- Diminished capacity
- Attempt
- Solicitation
- Conspiracy
- Liability for the acts of others: complicity
- Criminal homicide
- Theft
- Rape (sexual assault)