Criminal law and its processes : cases and materials / Sanford H. Kadish (late Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of Law, Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley), Stephen J. Schulhofer (Robert B. McKay Professor of Law, New York University), Rachel E. Barkow (Segal Family Professor of Regulatory Law and Policy, New York University).
2017
KF9219 .K3 2017
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Author
Kadish, Sanford H., author.
Title
Criminal law and its processes : cases and materials / Sanford H. Kadish (late Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of Law, Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley), Stephen J. Schulhofer (Robert B. McKay Professor of Law, New York University), Rachel E. Barkow (Segal Family Professor of Regulatory Law and Policy, New York University).
Edition
Tenth edition.
Imprint
New York : Wolters Kluwer, [2017]
Copyright
©2017
Description
xl, 1400 pages ; 26 cm.
Series
Aspen casebook series.
Formatted Contents Note
Institutions and processes
The justification of punishment
Defining criminal conduct : the element of just punishment
Rape
Homicide
The significance of resulting harm
Group criminality
Exculpation
Theft offenses
Discretion
American Law Institute, Model penal code.
The justification of punishment
Defining criminal conduct : the element of just punishment
Rape
Homicide
The significance of resulting harm
Group criminality
Exculpation
Theft offenses
Discretion
American Law Institute, Model penal code.
Summary
"[This book provides] students not only with a ... policy framework through which they can understand and examine the use of criminal laws as a means for social control but also analytic tools to understand and apply important criminal law doctrines. Instead of presenting the elements of various crimes in a disjointed fashion, [this book] focuses on having students develop an ... understanding of the underlying principles, rules, and policy rationales that inform all criminal laws. A cases-and-notes pedagogy along with scholarly excerpts, questions, and notes, provides students with a rich foundation for not only the academic examination of criminal laws but also the application of the law to real-world scenarios"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1333-1385) and index.
Other Editions
Revision of: Criminal law and its processes. 9th ed. New York : Wolters Kluwer Law and Business/Aspen Publishers, 2012
Course Lists
Criminal Law by Roth (SPRING 2022)
Criminal Law by Bridges (FALL 2022)
Criminal Law by Bridges (SPRING 2024)
Criminal Law by Bridges (FALL 2024)
Criminal Law by Bridges (FALL 2022)
Criminal Law by Bridges (SPRING 2024)
Criminal Law by Bridges (FALL 2024)
Call Number
KF9219 .K3 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9781454873808
1454873809
1454873809
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