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Providing a current view that prompts students to read and analyze, Contemporary Criminal Law, Sixth Edition combines the concepts taught in undergraduate criminal law courses with thought-provoking cases and engaging learning tools. The use of cases and emerging legal topics along with discussion questions leads students to develop and apply critical thinking skills.
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Providing a current view that prompts students to read and analyze, Contemporary Criminal Law, Sixth Edition combines the concepts taught in undergraduate criminal law courses with thought-provoking cases and engaging learning tools. The use of cases and emerging legal topics along with discussion questions leads students to develop and apply critical thinking skills.
Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: Sage Publications
- 6th edition
- Seitenzahl: 944
- Erscheinungstermin: 21. April 2022
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 230mm x 188mm x 30mm
- Gewicht: 1270g
- ISBN-13: 9781071812990
- ISBN-10: 1071812998
- Artikelnr.: 62268540
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- gpsr@libri.de
- Verlag: Sage Publications
- 6th edition
- Seitenzahl: 944
- Erscheinungstermin: 21. April 2022
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 230mm x 188mm x 30mm
- Gewicht: 1270g
- ISBN-13: 9781071812990
- ISBN-10: 1071812998
- Artikelnr.: 62268540
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- gpsr@libri.de
Matthew Lippman is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Criminology, Law, and Justice at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) and has taught criminal law and criminal procedure for more than 30 years. He has also taught courses on civil liberties, law and society, and terrorism and has taught international criminal law at UIC School of Law. He earned a doctorate in political science from Northwestern University, earned a master of laws from Harvard Law School, and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar. He has been voted by the graduating seniors at UIC to receive the Silver Circle Award for outstanding teaching on six separate occasions and has also received the UIC Flame Award from the University of Illinois Alumni Association, as well as the Excellence in Teaching Award, the Teaching Recognition (Portfolio) Award, the HOPE Award, and the Honors College Fellow of the Year Award. The university chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, the criminal justice honors society, named him Criminal Justice Professor of the Year on three occasions. In 2008, he was recognized as a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Master Teacher. He was honored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, which named him Commencement Marshal at the May 2012 graduation. Professor Lippman is also recognized in Who's Who Among America's Teachers. Professor Lippman is author of 100 articles and author or coauthor of six books. These publications focus on criminal law and criminal procedure, international human rights, and comparative law. He also is author of five other SAGE volumes: Criminal Procedure (4th ed., 2020), Essential Criminal Law (3rd ed., 2020), Law and Society (3rd ed., 2021), Criminal Evidence (2016), and Striking the Balance: Debating Criminal Justice and Law (2018). In 2018, he received the Cornerstone Author Award from SAGE Publishing. His work is cited in hundreds of academic publications and by domestic and international courts and organizations. He also has served on legal teams appearing before the International Court of Justice in The Hague and submitting briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court, has testified as an expert witness on international law before numerous state and federal courts, and has consulted with both private organizations and branches of the U.S. government. Professor Lippman regularly appears as a radio and television commentator and is frequently quoted in leading newspapers. He has served in every major administrative position at UIC in the Department of Criminology, Law, and Justice including Department Head, Director of Undergraduate Studies, and Director of Graduate Studies.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: The Nature, Purpose, and Function of Criminal Law
Introduction
The Nature of Criminal Law
Criminal and Civil Law
The Purpose of Criminal Law
The Principles of Criminal Law
Categories of Crime
Sources of Criminal Law
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 2: Constitutional Limitations
Introduction
The Rule of Legality
Bills of Attainder and Ex Post Facto Laws
Statutory Clarity
Equal Protection
Freedom of Speech
Privacy
The Right to Bear Arms
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 3: Punishment and Sentencing
Introduction
Punishment
Purposes of Punishment
Sentencing
Plea Bargaining
Truth in Sentencing
Victims' Rights
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Equal Protection
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 4: Actus Reus
Introduction
Criminal Acts
Voluntary Criminal Acts
Status Offenses
Omissions
Possession
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 5: Mens Rea, Concurrence, Causation
Introduction
Mens Rea
Purposely
Knowingly
Recklessly
Negligently
Strict Liability
Causation
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 6: Parties to Crime and Vicarious Liability
Introduction
Parties to a Crime
Actus Reus of Accomplice Liability
Mens Rea of Accomplice Liability
Natural and Probable Consequences Doctrine
Accessory After the Fact
Vicarious Liability
Automobiles, Parents, and Vicarious Liability
Chapter Review
Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 7: Attempt, Conspiracy, and Solicitation
Introduction
Attempt
Mens Rea of Attempt
Actus Reus of Attempt
Impossibility
Abandonment
Conspiracy
Solicitation
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminologyq
Chapter 8: Justifications
Introduction
Self-Defense
The Law of Self-Defense: The Reasonable Person
The Law of Self-Defense: Justifiable Force
Defense of Others
Defense of the Home
Execution of Public Duties
Resisting Unlawful Arrests
Necessity
Consent
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 9: Excuses
Introduction
The Insanity Defense
Diminished Capacity
Intoxication
Age
Duress
Mistake of Law and Mistake of Fact
Entrapment
New Defenses
The Cultural Defense
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Chapter 10: Homicide
Introduction
Types of Criminal Homicide
Defining the Beginning and Ending of Human Life
Mens Rea and Criminal Homicide
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 11: Criminal Sexual Conduct, Assault and Battery, Kidnapping, and
False Imprisonment
Introduction
The Common Law of Rape
The Actus Reus of Modern Rape
The Mens Rea of Rape
Rape Shield Laws
Assault and Battery
Stalking
Kidnapping
False Imprisonment
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 12: Burglary, Trespass, Arson, and Mischief
Introduction
Burglary
Trespass
Arson
Criminal Mischief
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 13: Crimes Against Property
Introduction
Larceny
Embezzlement
False Pretenses
Theft
Identity Theft
Computer Crime
Receiving Stolen Property
Forgery and Uttering
Robbery
Carjacking
Extortion
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 14: White-Collar Crime
Introduction
Environmental Crimes
Occupational Health and Safety
Introduction
Environmental Crimes
Occupational Health and Safety
Securities Fraud
Mail and Wire Fraud
The Travel Act
Health Care Fraud
Money Laundering
Antitrust Violations
Public Corruption
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 15: Crimes Against Public Order and Morality
Introduction
Disorderly Conduct
Riot
Public Indecencies: Quality-of-Life Crimes
The Overreach of Criminal Law
Obscenity
Cruelty to Animals
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 16: Crimes Against the State
Introduction
Treason
Sedition
Sabotage
Espionage
Terrorism
State Terrorism Statutes
International Criminal Law
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Appendix A: Answers to Test Your Knowledge
Notes
Glossary
Case Index
Subject Index
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: The Nature, Purpose, and Function of Criminal Law
Introduction
The Nature of Criminal Law
Criminal and Civil Law
The Purpose of Criminal Law
The Principles of Criminal Law
Categories of Crime
Sources of Criminal Law
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 2: Constitutional Limitations
Introduction
The Rule of Legality
Bills of Attainder and Ex Post Facto Laws
Statutory Clarity
Equal Protection
Freedom of Speech
Privacy
The Right to Bear Arms
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 3: Punishment and Sentencing
Introduction
Punishment
Purposes of Punishment
Sentencing
Plea Bargaining
Truth in Sentencing
Victims' Rights
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Equal Protection
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 4: Actus Reus
Introduction
Criminal Acts
Voluntary Criminal Acts
Status Offenses
Omissions
Possession
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 5: Mens Rea, Concurrence, Causation
Introduction
Mens Rea
Purposely
Knowingly
Recklessly
Negligently
Strict Liability
Causation
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 6: Parties to Crime and Vicarious Liability
Introduction
Parties to a Crime
Actus Reus of Accomplice Liability
Mens Rea of Accomplice Liability
Natural and Probable Consequences Doctrine
Accessory After the Fact
Vicarious Liability
Automobiles, Parents, and Vicarious Liability
Chapter Review
Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 7: Attempt, Conspiracy, and Solicitation
Introduction
Attempt
Mens Rea of Attempt
Actus Reus of Attempt
Impossibility
Abandonment
Conspiracy
Solicitation
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminologyq
Chapter 8: Justifications
Introduction
Self-Defense
The Law of Self-Defense: The Reasonable Person
The Law of Self-Defense: Justifiable Force
Defense of Others
Defense of the Home
Execution of Public Duties
Resisting Unlawful Arrests
Necessity
Consent
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 9: Excuses
Introduction
The Insanity Defense
Diminished Capacity
Intoxication
Age
Duress
Mistake of Law and Mistake of Fact
Entrapment
New Defenses
The Cultural Defense
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Chapter 10: Homicide
Introduction
Types of Criminal Homicide
Defining the Beginning and Ending of Human Life
Mens Rea and Criminal Homicide
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 11: Criminal Sexual Conduct, Assault and Battery, Kidnapping, and
False Imprisonment
Introduction
The Common Law of Rape
The Actus Reus of Modern Rape
The Mens Rea of Rape
Rape Shield Laws
Assault and Battery
Stalking
Kidnapping
False Imprisonment
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 12: Burglary, Trespass, Arson, and Mischief
Introduction
Burglary
Trespass
Arson
Criminal Mischief
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 13: Crimes Against Property
Introduction
Larceny
Embezzlement
False Pretenses
Theft
Identity Theft
Computer Crime
Receiving Stolen Property
Forgery and Uttering
Robbery
Carjacking
Extortion
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 14: White-Collar Crime
Introduction
Environmental Crimes
Occupational Health and Safety
Introduction
Environmental Crimes
Occupational Health and Safety
Securities Fraud
Mail and Wire Fraud
The Travel Act
Health Care Fraud
Money Laundering
Antitrust Violations
Public Corruption
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 15: Crimes Against Public Order and Morality
Introduction
Disorderly Conduct
Riot
Public Indecencies: Quality-of-Life Crimes
The Overreach of Criminal Law
Obscenity
Cruelty to Animals
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 16: Crimes Against the State
Introduction
Treason
Sedition
Sabotage
Espionage
Terrorism
State Terrorism Statutes
International Criminal Law
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Appendix A: Answers to Test Your Knowledge
Notes
Glossary
Case Index
Subject Index
About the Author
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: The Nature, Purpose, and Function of Criminal Law
Introduction
The Nature of Criminal Law
Criminal and Civil Law
The Purpose of Criminal Law
The Principles of Criminal Law
Categories of Crime
Sources of Criminal Law
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 2: Constitutional Limitations
Introduction
The Rule of Legality
Bills of Attainder and Ex Post Facto Laws
Statutory Clarity
Equal Protection
Freedom of Speech
Privacy
The Right to Bear Arms
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 3: Punishment and Sentencing
Introduction
Punishment
Purposes of Punishment
Sentencing
Plea Bargaining
Truth in Sentencing
Victims' Rights
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Equal Protection
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 4: Actus Reus
Introduction
Criminal Acts
Voluntary Criminal Acts
Status Offenses
Omissions
Possession
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 5: Mens Rea, Concurrence, Causation
Introduction
Mens Rea
Purposely
Knowingly
Recklessly
Negligently
Strict Liability
Causation
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 6: Parties to Crime and Vicarious Liability
Introduction
Parties to a Crime
Actus Reus of Accomplice Liability
Mens Rea of Accomplice Liability
Natural and Probable Consequences Doctrine
Accessory After the Fact
Vicarious Liability
Automobiles, Parents, and Vicarious Liability
Chapter Review
Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 7: Attempt, Conspiracy, and Solicitation
Introduction
Attempt
Mens Rea of Attempt
Actus Reus of Attempt
Impossibility
Abandonment
Conspiracy
Solicitation
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminologyq
Chapter 8: Justifications
Introduction
Self-Defense
The Law of Self-Defense: The Reasonable Person
The Law of Self-Defense: Justifiable Force
Defense of Others
Defense of the Home
Execution of Public Duties
Resisting Unlawful Arrests
Necessity
Consent
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 9: Excuses
Introduction
The Insanity Defense
Diminished Capacity
Intoxication
Age
Duress
Mistake of Law and Mistake of Fact
Entrapment
New Defenses
The Cultural Defense
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Chapter 10: Homicide
Introduction
Types of Criminal Homicide
Defining the Beginning and Ending of Human Life
Mens Rea and Criminal Homicide
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 11: Criminal Sexual Conduct, Assault and Battery, Kidnapping, and
False Imprisonment
Introduction
The Common Law of Rape
The Actus Reus of Modern Rape
The Mens Rea of Rape
Rape Shield Laws
Assault and Battery
Stalking
Kidnapping
False Imprisonment
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 12: Burglary, Trespass, Arson, and Mischief
Introduction
Burglary
Trespass
Arson
Criminal Mischief
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 13: Crimes Against Property
Introduction
Larceny
Embezzlement
False Pretenses
Theft
Identity Theft
Computer Crime
Receiving Stolen Property
Forgery and Uttering
Robbery
Carjacking
Extortion
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 14: White-Collar Crime
Introduction
Environmental Crimes
Occupational Health and Safety
Introduction
Environmental Crimes
Occupational Health and Safety
Securities Fraud
Mail and Wire Fraud
The Travel Act
Health Care Fraud
Money Laundering
Antitrust Violations
Public Corruption
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 15: Crimes Against Public Order and Morality
Introduction
Disorderly Conduct
Riot
Public Indecencies: Quality-of-Life Crimes
The Overreach of Criminal Law
Obscenity
Cruelty to Animals
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 16: Crimes Against the State
Introduction
Treason
Sedition
Sabotage
Espionage
Terrorism
State Terrorism Statutes
International Criminal Law
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Appendix A: Answers to Test Your Knowledge
Notes
Glossary
Case Index
Subject Index
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: The Nature, Purpose, and Function of Criminal Law
Introduction
The Nature of Criminal Law
Criminal and Civil Law
The Purpose of Criminal Law
The Principles of Criminal Law
Categories of Crime
Sources of Criminal Law
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 2: Constitutional Limitations
Introduction
The Rule of Legality
Bills of Attainder and Ex Post Facto Laws
Statutory Clarity
Equal Protection
Freedom of Speech
Privacy
The Right to Bear Arms
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 3: Punishment and Sentencing
Introduction
Punishment
Purposes of Punishment
Sentencing
Plea Bargaining
Truth in Sentencing
Victims' Rights
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Equal Protection
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 4: Actus Reus
Introduction
Criminal Acts
Voluntary Criminal Acts
Status Offenses
Omissions
Possession
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 5: Mens Rea, Concurrence, Causation
Introduction
Mens Rea
Purposely
Knowingly
Recklessly
Negligently
Strict Liability
Causation
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 6: Parties to Crime and Vicarious Liability
Introduction
Parties to a Crime
Actus Reus of Accomplice Liability
Mens Rea of Accomplice Liability
Natural and Probable Consequences Doctrine
Accessory After the Fact
Vicarious Liability
Automobiles, Parents, and Vicarious Liability
Chapter Review
Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 7: Attempt, Conspiracy, and Solicitation
Introduction
Attempt
Mens Rea of Attempt
Actus Reus of Attempt
Impossibility
Abandonment
Conspiracy
Solicitation
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminologyq
Chapter 8: Justifications
Introduction
Self-Defense
The Law of Self-Defense: The Reasonable Person
The Law of Self-Defense: Justifiable Force
Defense of Others
Defense of the Home
Execution of Public Duties
Resisting Unlawful Arrests
Necessity
Consent
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 9: Excuses
Introduction
The Insanity Defense
Diminished Capacity
Intoxication
Age
Duress
Mistake of Law and Mistake of Fact
Entrapment
New Defenses
The Cultural Defense
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Chapter 10: Homicide
Introduction
Types of Criminal Homicide
Defining the Beginning and Ending of Human Life
Mens Rea and Criminal Homicide
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 11: Criminal Sexual Conduct, Assault and Battery, Kidnapping, and
False Imprisonment
Introduction
The Common Law of Rape
The Actus Reus of Modern Rape
The Mens Rea of Rape
Rape Shield Laws
Assault and Battery
Stalking
Kidnapping
False Imprisonment
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 12: Burglary, Trespass, Arson, and Mischief
Introduction
Burglary
Trespass
Arson
Criminal Mischief
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 13: Crimes Against Property
Introduction
Larceny
Embezzlement
False Pretenses
Theft
Identity Theft
Computer Crime
Receiving Stolen Property
Forgery and Uttering
Robbery
Carjacking
Extortion
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 14: White-Collar Crime
Introduction
Environmental Crimes
Occupational Health and Safety
Introduction
Environmental Crimes
Occupational Health and Safety
Securities Fraud
Mail and Wire Fraud
The Travel Act
Health Care Fraud
Money Laundering
Antitrust Violations
Public Corruption
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 15: Crimes Against Public Order and Morality
Introduction
Disorderly Conduct
Riot
Public Indecencies: Quality-of-Life Crimes
The Overreach of Criminal Law
Obscenity
Cruelty to Animals
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Chapter 16: Crimes Against the State
Introduction
Treason
Sedition
Sabotage
Espionage
Terrorism
State Terrorism Statutes
International Criminal Law
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Legal Terminology
Appendix A: Answers to Test Your Knowledge
Notes
Glossary
Case Index
Subject Index
About the Author