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• Title:Criminal law : the essentials / Sue Titus Reid.
  
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• Related Title:Case excerpts and review questions.
  
• Author/Creator:Reid, Sue Titus.
  
• Published/Created:New York : Oxford university Press, 2013.
  

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  • Call Number: KF9219 .R45 2013
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Criminal law--United States--Cases.
  
• Edition:2nd ed.
  
• Description:xxiv, 327 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
  Accompanied by: Case excerpts and review questions / prepared by Grayson F. Knight-Langan (viii, 117 p. ; 24 cm.), c2013.
  
• ISBN:9780199890866 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  0199890862 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  9780199890873 (Case excerpts : pbk. : alk. paper)
  0199890870 (Case excerpts : pbk. : alk. paper)
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction to Criminal Law
  Chapter Outline
  Introduction
  Emergence of Law
  Civil and Criminal Law Distinguished
  Nature and Purpose of Criminal Law
  Criminal Law as Punishment
  Retribution
  Incapacitation
  Deterrence
  Rehabilitation
  Criminal Law and Morality
  Model Penal Code (MPC) and Criminal Law Reform
  English Common Law and Its Impact
  Sources of Criminal Law
  Statutory Law
  Constitutions
  Judicial Decisions and Customs
  Administrative Law
  Discretion and Criminal Law
  Classification of Crimes and Related Offenses
  Grade of Offense
  Moral Turpitude
  Limitations on Criminal Law
  Void for Vagueness and Overbreadth
  Ex Post Facto Laws and Bills of Attainder
  Repeal or Amendment of a Statute
  Cruel and Unusual Punishment
  Due Process and Equal Protection
  Right of Privacy
  Other Constitutional Limitations
  Nature and Purpose of U.S. Court Systems
  Dual Court System
  Trial and Appellate Courts
  Establishment of Guilt
  Adversary System
  Burden of Proof
  Determining Criminal Culpability: The Judge and the Jury
  How to Read and Interpret an Appellate Opinion
  Summary
  Study Questions
  For Debate
  Key Terms
  Internet Activity
  Notes
  ch. 2 Elements of a Crime
  Chapter Outline
  Introduction
  Elements of a Crime
  Criminal Act
  Exclusion of Involuntary Conduct
  Proof of an Act
  Possession as an Act
  Criminal Failure to Act
  Criminal Intent
  Problems of Interpretation
  Proving Criminal Intent
  Concurrence of a Criminal Act and a Criminal Intent
  Causation
  Attendant Circumstances
  Liability Without Fault
  Strict Liability
  Vicarious Liability
  Enterprise Liability
  Summary
  Study Questions
  For Debate
  Key Terms
  Internet Activity
  Notes
  ch. 3 Anticipatory Offenses and Parties to Crimes
  Chapter Outline
  Introduction
  Solicitation
  Elements of Solicitation
  Defenses to Solicitation
  Attempt
  Elements of Attempt
  Defenses to Attempt
  Conspiracy
  Problem of Definition
  Elements of Conspiracy
  Act or Agreement
  Problem of Multiple Agreements
  Requirement of an Act Plus an Agreement
  Intent
  Limitations on Parties to Conspiracy
  Defenses to Conspiracy
  Other Issues in Conspiracy
  Parties to Crimes
  Elements of Accomplice Liability
  Other Issues in Accomplice Liability
  Wharton Rule
  Defenses to Accomplice Liability
  Scope of Accomplice Liability
  Summary
  Study Questions
  For Debate
  Key Terms
  Internet Activity
  Notes
  ch. 4 Defenses to Criminal Culpability
  Chapter Outline
  Introduction
  Burden of Proof and Presumptions
  Types of Defenses
  Ignorance or Mistake
  Duress or Necessity
  Infancy
  Insanity
  Insanity Tests
  Guilty but Mentally Ill (GBMI)
  Guilty Except Insane
  Abolition of the Insanity Defense
  Diminished Capacity or Partial Responsibility
  Automatism
  Entrapment
  Outrageous Government Conduct
  Defense of Persons and Property
  Self-Defense
  Defense of Others
  Defense of Property
  Law Enforcement
  Intoxication
  Domestic Authority
  Consent and Condonation
  Syndrome and Stress Disorder Defenses
  Summary
  Study Questions
  For Debate
  Key Terms
  Internet Activity
  Notes
  ch. 5 Criminal Homicide
  Chapter Outline
  Introduction
  Overview of Violent Crimes
  Homicide
  General Definitional Issues
  Another Human Being Requirement
  Definition of Death
  Causation
  Year-and-a-Day Rule
  Multiple Causation
  Corpus Delicti
  Murder
  Elements of Murder
  Common Law Murder
  Types of Murder
  Intent to Kill
  Intent to Inflict Great Bodily Harm
  Depraved Heart
  Intent to Commit a Felony
  Murder for Hire
  Degrees of Murder
  Lesser Included Offenses
  Mercy Killing: An Exception or Murder?
  Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS)
  Manslaughter
  Voluntary Manslaughter
  Heat-of-Passion Manslaughter
  Manslaughter in Domestic Relations
  Involuntary Manslaughter
  Misdemeanor or Negligent Manslaughter
  Vehicular and DUI Manslaughter
  Failure-to-Act Manslaughter
  Summary
  Study Questions
  For Debate
  Key Terms
  Internet Activity
  Notes
  ch. 6 Assault, Robbery, Rape, and Other Crimes Against the Person
  Chapter Outline
  Introduction
  Assault
  Simple Assault
  Aggravated Assault
  Reckless Assault
  Mayhem
  Robbery
  Elements of Robbery
  Home Invasion Robbery
  Forcible Rape and Sodomy
  Definitional Issues
  Elements of Forcible Rape and Sodomy
  Gender of the Actor and of the Victim
  Requirement of Penetration
  Lack of Consent
  Domestic Violence
  Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
  Marital Rape
  Date Rape
  Child Abuse
  Statutory Rape
  Incest
  Elder Abuse
  False Imprisonment and Kidnapping
  Hate Crimes
  Stalking
  Cyberstalking
  Bullying
  Summary
  Study Questions
  For Debate
  Key Terms
  Internet Activity
  Notes
  ch. 7 Property and Related Crimes
  Chapter Outline
  Introduction
  Serious Property Offenses
  Larceny-Theft
  Common Law Larceny-Theft
  Trespassory Taking
  Carrying Away
  Personal Property of Another
  With the Intent to Steal
  Modern Theft Codes
  Burglary
  Common Law Burglary
  Statutory Burglary
  Motor Vehicle Theft
  Arson
  Common Law Arson
  Statutory Arson
  Less Serious Property Offenses
  Embezzlement
  Fraud
  Fraud Against the Elderly
  Mortgage Fraud
  Mail and Wire Fraud
  Health Care Fraud
  Securities Fraud
  False Pretense
  Forgery
  Stolen Property: Buying, Receiving, Possessing
  Malicious Mischief
  Trespass
  Extortion or Blackmail
  Computer Crime
  Types of Computer Crime
  Controlling Computer Crime
  Identity Theft
  Characteristics of Identity Theft
  State and Federal Statutes
  Carjacking
  Summary
  Study Questions
  For Debate
  Key Terms
  Internet Activity
  Notes
  ch. 8 Crimes Against Public Order and Public Decency
  Chapter Outline
  Introduction
  Crimes Against Public Order
  Breach of the Peace
  Fighting Words
  Disorderly Conduct, Vagrancy, and Loitering
  Alcohol- and Drug-Related Offenses
  Public Intoxication and Drug Incapacitation
  Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
  Alcohol Offenses and Minors
  Sale of Alcohol to Minors
  Minors in Possession
  Unlawful Assembly, Rout, and Riot
  Weapons Offenses
  Obstructing a Highway or Public Passage
  Animal Abuse
  Harassment
  Offenses Against Public Decency
  Prostitution
  Human Trafficking
  Obscenity, Lewdness, and Indecency
  Sodomy
  Seduction and Fornication
  Adultery
  Bigamy
  Pornography
  Summary
  Study Questions
  For Debate
  Key Terms
  Internet Activity
  Notes
  ch. 9 Crimes Against the Government and Terrorism
  Chapter Outline
  Introduction
  Crimes Against the Government
  Perjury
  Bribery
  Official Misconduct in Office
  Obstruction of Justice
  Contempt of Court
  Treason
  Elements of Treason
  Treason-Related Crimes
  Terrorism
  Problem of Definition
  Federal Criminal Code
  State Terrorism Statutes
  Cyberterrorism
  Control of Terrorism
  National Level
  9/11 Commission
  Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act
  USA Patriot Act
  Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
  Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
  State Level
  Summary
  Study Questions
  For Debate
  Key Terms
  Internet Activity
  Notes
  ch. 10 Substance Abuse Crimes
  Chapter Outline
  Introduction
  Alcohol Prohibition and Regulation
  Controlled Substances
  Possession of Controlled Substances
  Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
  Manufacture, Prescription, and Sale of Drugs
  Drug Trafficking
  Prescription Drug Abuse
  Fetal Abuse
  Economic Cost of Drug Abuse
  Impact of Illegal Drugs
  Relationship to Other Crimes
  Club Drugs, Alcohol, and Campus Crime
  Effect on Criminal Justice Systems
  Control of Illegal Drugs
  Federal Level
  U.S. War on Drugs: A Brief History
  Recent White House Drug Control Policies
  State Level
  Mandatory Sentencing
  Substance Abuse and Treatment
  Drug Courts
  Legalizing Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes
  Summary
  Study Questions
  For Debate
  Key Terms
  Internet Activity
  Notes
  ch. 11 Sentencing
  Chapter Outline
  Introduction
  Determining Sentences
  Sentencing Models
  Presumptive Sentencing
  Sentencing Guidelines
  State Sentencing Guidelines
  Federal Sentencing Guidelines
  Evaluation of Sentencing Guidelines
  Recent Sentencing Reform Measures
  Three Strikes and You're Out Legislation
  Truth in Sentencing Legislation
  Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
  Capital Punishment
  Constitutional Issues in Sentencing
  Execution of the Mentally Challenged
  Right to a Trial by Jury
  Equal Protection
  Proportionality
  Sentencing of Juveniles
  Sex Offender Laws
  State Registration Laws
  Federal Registration Laws
  Constitutional and Other Challenges
  Civil Commitment Procedures
  Summary
  Study Questions
  For Debate
  Key Terms
  Internet Activity
  Notes.