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Criminal Law Today: An Introduction with Capstone Cases, 3/E
Frank J. SchmallegerEmeritus, University of North Carolina

ISBN-10: 0131702874
ISBN-13:  9780131702875

Publisher:  Prentice Hall
Copyright:  2006
Format:  Cloth; 768 pp
Published:  06/22/2005

Featuring a balanced text/casebook approach to meet the needs of instructors who prefer a textbook and instructors that prefer a casebook, Criminal Law Today 3e gives students and instructors an accessible, lively introduction to criminal law. Chapter-opening real-life stories and boxed features that illustrate criminal law in practice help students connect criminal law to real life, and a complete suite of in-text learning tools give students the resources they need to master the material presented in the text.



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A balanced text/casebook approach–Features an accessible, comprehensive overview of criminal law supplemented by numerous chapter-ending “Capstone Cases.”

  • Meets the needs of instructors who prefer a textbook and instructors that prefer a casebook.

 

Chapter-opening real-life stories–Capture students’ attention and introduce concepts and issues that will be discussed in each chapter.

  • Gives students concrete examples of criminal law in real life.

 

Numerous photographs and illustrations provide visual reinforcement for the issues and concepts presented in the text.

  • Helps today’s visual learners better understand key criminal law concepts.

 

Boxed features engage students by showing the criminal law in practice--“Criminal Law in the News” boxes feature stories ripped from today’s headlines that illustrate important concepts presented in the text; “Law in Practice” boxes illustrate real-life examples of criminal law in action; “Law on the Books” boxes present specific examples of various criminal codes from across the United States.

  • Helps students understand how criminal law is applied and administered.

 

A full suite of chapter learning tools to help students understand the issues and concepts presented in the text--Chapter opening materials include chapter outlines, objectives and key concepts; Chapter ending materials include chapter summaries, discussion questions, legal resources on the World Wide Web and suggested readings and classic works; A running glossary in included in the margins throughout the text, and a comprehensive glossary appears at the end of the text.

  • Provides students with a wealth of resources to help them master the material presented in the text.

 

An award-winning Companion Website integrated with the book--“Web Extra!” icons throughout the text direct students to the Companion Website’s library of the most current legal information available on the World Wide Web; The Companion Website also features a complete online study guide to help students master the material presented in the text.

  • Assists instructors in integrating technology into their course and provides students with a wealth of additional resources and information.

Original illustrations provide visual representations of a number of important concepts.

 

Updated end-of-chapter “Capstone Cases”--Including Payne v. Tennessee (U.S. Supreme Court, 1991);  U.S. v. Hanousek (9th Circuit, 1999); Kansas v. Davidson (Supreme Court of Kansas, 1999); Maine v. Michaud (Supreme Court of Maine, 1992); In re John Z. (California Supreme Court, 2003); Clark v. Carey (9th Circuit, 2004); U.S. v. Corona-Sanchez (9th Circuit, 2002); and Lawrence v. Texas (U.S. Supreme Court, 2003).

 

Updated “Criminal Law in the News” boxes--Including stories about former South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow; Islamic Law; innovative defenses; exculpatory mental states; right-to-die legislation; rape shield laws; high-technology crime; and more.

 

A completely new section on terrorism and the law--Including terrorist activity as defined under federal law, and relevant provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001. 

 

Added discussion of the Support Antiterrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (the SAFETY Act).

 

Updated and expanded discussion of high-technology crime and computer crime laws--Including the Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2002 (part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002).

 

Updated information on tort liability action against handgun manufacturers.

 

Revised discussion of laws against sodomy and same-sex sexual behavior--Including the far-reaching 2003 U.S. Supreme Court decision of Lawrence v. Texas.

 

Updated discussion of criminal homicide involving an unborn fetus--Including the federal Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004.

 

Updated discussion of the medical marijuana controversy.

 

A revised and updated discussion of the ‘Legal Essence of Criminal Conduct.’

 

A substantially enhanced discussion of ex post facto laws.

 

Updated discussion of the legal concept of entrapment.

 

Greatly enhanced discussion of victims' rights--Including the federal Crime Victims Rights Act (part of the Justice for All Act of 2004).

 

Greatly enhanced discussion of the role of juries in sentencing in the wake of the 2005 U.S. Supreme Court cases of  U.S. v. Booker and U.S. v. Fanfan

 

Added new sections (in Chapter 11) on Teenage Curfew and Illegal Entry into the United States.

 

Updated discussion of the nature of criminal conspiracy.

 

Added discussion of the ‘Doctrine of Settled Insanity.’

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

About the Author.

 

1. The Nature and History of Criminal Law.

            Introduction

            What is Criminal Law?

                        Types of Crime

                        Types of Law

            The Purpose of Law

                        Moral Enterprise

                        The Role of Criminal Law

                        The Rule of Law

            Historical Sources of Today’s Law

                        Natural Law

                        Early Codes

                        Common Law

                        The U.S. Constitution

            The Federal System

            The Model Penal Code

            Summary

            Questions for Discussion

            Legal Resources on the World Wide Web

            Suggested Readings and Classic Works

            How to Brief a Case

 

2. Criminal Liability and the Essence of Crime.

            Introduction

            The Adversarial System

                        Standards and Proof

                        Criminal Liability

            The Legal Essence of Criminal Conduct

                        The Criminal Act

                        State of Mind

                        Concurrence

            Summary

            Questions of Discussion

            Legal Resources of the World Wide Web

            Suggested Readings and Classic Works

            Capstone Cases

 

3. Expanding the Concept of Crime.

            Introduction

            Corpus Delicti

            Additional Elements of Crime

                        Causation

                        Resulting Harm

                        The Principle of Legality

                        Necessary Attendant Circumstances

            Summary

            Questions for Discussion

            Legal Resources for the World Wide Web

            Suggested Readings and Classic Works

            Capstone Cases

 

4. Extending Criminal Liability: Inchoate Offenses and Parties of Crime.

            Introduction

            Criminal Attempt

                        The Act Requirement

                        Preparation

                        Defenses

                        Completed Offense

                        Punishment

            Criminal Conspiracy

                        Doctrine of Complicity

                        Elements of the Crime

                        Plurality Requirement

                        Required Intent

                        Parties of Conspiracy

                        Duration of Conspiracy

            Criminal Solicitation

            Parties of Crime

                        Relationship of Complicity

                        Accomplice Liability

                        Accessory

                        The Criminal Liability of Corporations

                        Vicarious Liability

            Summary

            Questions for Discussion

            Legal Resources on the World Wide Web

            Suggested Readings and Classic Works

            Capstone Cases

 

5. Justifications as Defenses.

            Introduction

            Types of Defenses

            The Nature of Defense

            Justification as a Defense

                        Necessity

                        Self-Defense

                        Defense of Others

                        Defense of Home and Property

                        Resisting Unlawful Arrest

                        Consent

            Summary

            Questions for Discussion

            Legal Research on the World Wide Web

            Suggested Readings and Classic Works

            Capstone Cases

 

6. Excuses as Defenses.

            Introduction

            The Nature of Excuses

            Categories of Excuses

                        Duress

                        Intoxication

                        Mistake

                        Age

                        Entrapment

                        Syndrome-Based Defense Enhancements

            Summary                    

            Questions for Discussion

            Legal Resources on the World Wide Web

            Suggested Readings and Classic Works

            Capstone Cases

 

7. The Defense of Insanity.

            Introduction

            Competency to Stand Trial

            Purpose of the Insanity Defense

            The Insanity Defense – A Common Misunderstanding

            What is Insanity?

            History of the Insanity Defense

                        The M’Naughten Rule – Knowing Right from Wrong

                        Control Rules – The Irresistible Impulse Test

                        The Durham Rule – Crime as a Product of Mental Disease

                        The ALI Test – Substantial Capacity

                        Guilty by Mentally Ill (GBMI)

                        The Doctrine of Settled Insanity

            Diminished Capacity

            How Widely Used is the Insanity Defense?

            Consequences of an Insanity Finding

            Abolishing the Insanity Defense

            Summary

            Questions for Discussion

 

8. Legal and Social Dimensions of Personal Crime: Homicide.

            Introduction

            Criminal Homicide

                        Corpus Delicti

                        Taking a Life

                        Defining “Death”

                        Time of Death

                        Proximate Cause and Homicide

            Murder

                        Malice Aforethought

                        Capital Murder

                        Felony Murder

            Manslaughter

                        Voluntary Manslaughter

                        Involuntary Manslaughter

            Negligent Homicide

                        Vehicular Homicide

            Suicide

            Summary

            Questions for Discussion

            Legal Resources for the World Wide Web

            Suggested Readings and Classic Works

            Capstone Cases

 

8. Legal and Social Dimensions of Personal Crime: Assault, Battery, and Other Personal Crime.

            Introduction

            Assault, Battery, and Mayhem

                        Assault

                        Placing Another in Fear

                        Conditional Assaults

                        Aggravated Assaults

                        Attempted Assaults

                        Antistalking Statutes

                        Battery

                        Aggravated Battery

                        Mayhem

            Sex Offenses

                        Rape

                        Same-Sex Rape

                        Rape Shield Laws

                        Sexual Assault

            Kidnapping and False Imprisonment

                        Kidnapping

                        False Imprisonment

            Terrorism

                        Terrorism and the Law

                        The USA PATRIOT Act

            Summary

            Questions for Discussion

            Legal Resources for the World Wide Web

            Suggested Readings and Classic Works

            Capstone Cases

 

10. Legal and Social Dimensions of Property and Computer Crime.

            Introduction

            Theft Crimes

                        Larceny

                        Embezzlement

                        False Pretenses

                        Forgery

                        Receiving Stolen Property

                        Robbery

                        Extortion

                        Identity Theft – A New Type of Theft

            Consolidation of Theft Crimes

            Burglary

            Arson

            Computer and High-Technology Crimes

                        Early Computer Crime Cases

                        Computer Crime Laws

                        Types of Computer Crimes

                        Federal Cybercrime Enforcement Agencies

                        Internet-Based Crime

            Summary

            Questions for Discussion

            Legal Resources for the World Wide Web

            Suggested Readings and Classic Works

            Capstone Cases

 

11. Offenses Against Public Orders and the Administration of Justice.

            Introduction

            Crimes Against Public Order

                        Breach of Peace and Disorderly Conduct

                        Fighting and Affray

                        Public Intoxication

                        Alcohol and Drug Laws

                        Riot and Unlawful Assembly

                        Vagrancy and Loitering

                        Teenage Curfew

                        Weapons Carrying

                        Illegal Entry into the United States

            Crimes Against the Administration of Government

                        Treason

                        Perjury and Contempt

                        Obstruction of Justice

                        Escape

                        Misconduct in Office and Bribery

            Summary                    

            Questions for Discussion

            Legal Resources for the World Wide Web

            Suggested Readings and Classic Works

            Capstone Cases

 

12. Offenses Against Public Morality.

            Introduction

            Crimes Against Public Decency and Morality

                        Prostitution

                        Pornography, Obscenity, and Lewdness

                        Other Consensual Sex Offenses

                        Gambling and Gaming

                        Controlled Substances

                        A Critique of Laws Regulating Public Morality

            Summary

            Questions for Discussion

            Legal Resources for the World Wide Web

            Suggested Readings and Classic Works

            Capstone Cases

 

13. Victims and Law.

            Introduction

            Who is a Victim?

            A Short History of the Victim

                        The Philosophy of Victim Compensation

                        Victims’ Assistance Programs Today

            Victims’ Rights

                        The Growth of Victims’ Rights

                        “Son of Sam” Laws

                        Victim Impact Statements

            Victim Statistics

                        The National Crime Victimization Society

                        Violence Against Women

                        Young Black Male Victims

                        Elderly Victims

                        The Uniform Crime Reports

            Restitution

                        The Restoration Movement

            Summary

            Questions for Discussion

            Legal Resources for the World Wide Web

            Capstone Cases

           

14. Punishment and Sentencing.

            Introduction

            Sentencing Rationales

                        Retribution

                        Deterrence

                        Rehabilitation

                        Restoration

                        Incapacitation

            Imposing Criminal Sanctions

                        Federal Sentencing Practices

                        The Role of the Jury in Sentencing Enhancements

                        Truth in Sentencing

            Plea Bargaining

            Traditional Sentencing Options

            Hate Crimes

            Capital Punishments

                        The Courts and Capital Punishment

                        Limits on Death Row Appeals

                        Cruel and Unusual Punishments

            Intermediate Sanctions

            Summary

            Questions for Discussion

            Legal Resources on the World Wide Web

            Suggested Readings and Classic Works

            Capstone Cases

Appendix A: Constitution of the United States of America.

Appendix B: Model Penal Code Excerpts.

Glossary.

Table of Cases.

Subject Index.      

    

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