Title:
Understanding criminal law / Joshua Dressler, Distinguished University Professor, Frank R. Strong Chair in Law, Michael E. Moritz College of Law, the Ohio State University.
Author:
Dressler, Joshua, author.
Publication Information:
New Providence, NJ : LexisNexis, [2015]
Call Number:
KF9219 .D74 2015
Edition:
Seventh edition.
ISBN:
9781632838643
Series:
The understanding series
Understanding series (New York, N.Y.)
Physical Description:
xxxviii, 603, 14, 4, 9 pages ; 25 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
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Contents:
Criminal law: an overview -- Principles of criminal punishment -- Sources of the criminal law -- Constitutional limits on the criminal law -- Legality -- Proportionality -- Burdens of proof -- Presumptions -- Actus reus -- Mens rea -- Strict liability -- Mistakes of fact -- Mistakes of law -- Causation -- Concurrence of elements -- Defenses: an overview -- Justifications and excuses -- Self-defense -- Defense of others -- Defense of property and habitation -- Law enforcement -- Necessity -- Duress -- Intoxication -- Insanity -- Diminished capacity -- Attempt -- Solicitation -- Conspiracy -- Liability for the acts of others: complicity -- Criminal homicide -- Theft -- Rape (sexual assault).
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