For courses in Criminal Law.
Bringing criminal law to life.
Criminal Law Today, brings criminal law to life by relating it to real stories from today’s headlines. The text’s approach is strongly influenced by the belief that the law has always been, and remains, a vital policy-making tool. As a topic for study and discussion, the nature and life of the law is more important today than ever before. The text highlights the challenges that face the law as it continues to adapt to the needs of a complex and rapidly changing society and features a balanced text/casebook approach that provides a lively introduction to criminal law. Effective in-text learning tools give students the resources they need to master the material presented in the text.
To give your students the most accurate picture of criminal law today, the material on law and crime is updated throughout the 6th Edition. New cases and stories drawn from recent real-life events are included to draw readers into the material and help them contextualise how theory translates into practice.
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Provides a balanced text/casebook approach. The text features an accessible, comprehensive overview of criminal law supplemented by numerous chapter-ending
Capstone Cases.
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UPDATED: New real-life Capstone Cases bring the material to life and give students practice reading judicial cases.
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This format meets the needs of instructors who prefer a textbook and instructors that prefer a casebook.
Makes content memorable. Chapter-opening stories drawn from real events capture students’ attention and introduce concepts and issues that will be discussed in each chapter.
Engages students with practical examples. Throughout the text, boxed features engage students by showing how criminal law is in practice today.
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UPDATED: Criminal Law in the News boxes present stories from recent headlines that illustrate important concepts presented in the text.
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Law in Practice boxes illustrate real-life examples of criminal law in action.
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Law on the Books boxes present specific examples of various criminal codes from across the United States.
Promotes visual learning. Numerous photographs and illustrations provide visual reinforcement for the issues and concepts presented in the text.
Supports learning. Effective learning tools give students the resources they need to master the material presented in the text.
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Learning Objectives in every chapter help students focus on important learning goals.
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Questions for Discussion reinforce law and facts.
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Critical Thinking and Applications Problems build higher-order skills.
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The Glossary serves as a quick resource for students to reinforce learning new terms.
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Suggested Readings at the close of each chapter enable students to extend their learning.
Keeps your course current. To give your students the most accurate picture of criminal law today, the material on law and crime is updated throughout the text.
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UPDATED: To offer a more thorough discussion of law and how it relates to current high-profile cases, information is included on: felony murder; proximity (James Brady death); an expanded and more thorough discussion of entrapment and insanity defenses (Ch. 6); rape; and the discussion of use of force– including by police–was enhanced to include recent shootings in Ferguson, Mo. and elsewhere.
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