Criminal Law

Criminal Law introduces students to the underlying principles, legal doctrine, and rules regarding crimes, defenses, and punishment in substantive criminal law. Innovative in its case study approach, this new text will help your students develop analytical skills, while learning the content and context of substantive criminal law. No other reference offers this unprecendented examination of substantive criminal law. The text guides students through theory and practice, using a blend of old and new materials to foster understanding of what the law is, how it evolved, the principles on which it is based, and how it applies to various circumstances.