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Essential criminal law / Matthew Lippman, University of Illinois at Chicago.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, [2017], c2017.Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xvi, 423 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781506349039 (pbk. : alk paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • KF9219.85 L66 2017
Online resources:
Contents:
The nature, purpose, and function of criminal law -- Constitutional limitations -- Elements of crimes -- Parties to crime -- Attempt, solicitation, and conspiracy -- Criminal defenses : justifications and excuses -- Homicide -- Other crimes against the person -- Crimes against property -- White-collar and organized crime -- Crimes against public order and morality -- Crimes against social order and morality : alcohol and drug offenses -- Offenses against public administration and the administration of justice -- Crimes against the state.
Summary: "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 best-selling author Mathew Lippman guides students through the complexities of the legal system using thought-provoking examples of real-life crimes and legal defenses, along with the highly approachable case analyses."--Back cover.
List(s) this item appears in: Print Books 2021
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Books Books Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Reserve Section Non-fiction RUS KF9219.85 L66 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Room use only 76854 00076839

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The nature, purpose, and function of criminal law -- Constitutional limitations -- Elements of crimes -- Parties to crime -- Attempt, solicitation, and conspiracy -- Criminal defenses : justifications and excuses -- Homicide -- Other crimes against the person -- Crimes against property -- White-collar and organized crime -- Crimes against public order and morality -- Crimes against social order and morality : alcohol and drug offenses -- Offenses against public administration and the administration of justice -- Crimes against the state.

"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 best-selling author Mathew Lippman guides students through the complexities of the legal system using thought-provoking examples of real-life crimes and legal defenses, along with the highly approachable case analyses."--Back cover.

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