Criminal Law

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Open Textbook Library, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Textbooks--United States.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing [2015]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Criminal Law uses a two-step process to augment learning, called the applied approach. First, after building a strong foundation from scratch, Criminal Law introduces you to crimes and defenses that have been broken down into separate components. It is so much easier to memorize and comprehend the subject matter when it is simplified this way. However, becoming proficient in the law takes more than just memorization. You must be trained to take the laws you have studied and apply them to various fact patterns. Most students are expected to do this automatically, but application must be seen, experienced, and practiced before it comes naturally. Thus the second step of the applied approach is reviewing examples of the application of law to facts after dissecting and analyzing each legal concept. Some of the examples come from cases, and some are purely fictional. All the examples are memorable, even quirky, so they will stick in your mind and be available when you need them the most (like during an exam). After a few chapters, you will notice that you no longer obsess over an explanation that doesn't completely make sense the first time you read it—you will just skip to the example. The examples clarify the principles for you, lightening the workload significantly.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction to Criminal Law

Chapter 2: The Legal System in the United States

Chapter 3: Constitutional Protections

Chapter 4: The Elements of a Crime

Chapter 5: Criminal Defenses, Part 1

Chapter 6: Criminal Defenses, Part 2

Chapter 7: Parties to Crime

Chapter 8: Inchoate Offenses

Chapter 9: Criminal Homicide

Chapter 10: Sex Offenses and Crimes Involving Force, Fear, and Physical Restraint

Chapter 11: Crimes against Property

Chapter 12: Crimes against the Public

Chapter 13: Crimes against the Government

Chapter 14: Appendix A: Case Listings

Notes:

Description based on print resource

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access