Brings an innovative approach to case analysis, statutory interpretation, and applying the principles of criminal law.
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Includes 120 photographs related to the crimes. </li>
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--Core opinions ""of central historical, theoretical, or doctrinal importance"" are provided in each subject-area section.</li>
<li> Includes provocative and timely principal cases from a wide variety of jurisdictions, each followed by the statutes that existed in the jurisdiction at the time of the offense. </li>
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Reproduces any court opinions in the case, so teachers can compare their in-class legal analysis to how the case was resolved in real life.</li>
<li> Treatise-like summary of law in each topic area gives students an overview of the law, introduces the underlying theoretical principles, and provides context.</li>
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Real world problem cases test students' mastery of the legal summaries and an important vehicle for class discussions. </li>
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Each section identifies issues of current controversy and an advanced issues appendix includes excerpts from the literature on each side of the issue.
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<li> Updating and adding to many of the overview sections to reflect changes in law and to add topical issues</li>
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Editing the story narratives for a cleaner read and clearer presentation of the facts </li>
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Selective revisions to the issues and materials as suggested by Robinson's own teaching and the comments of users</li>
<li> Adding new material on the selected topics, such as restorative justice, suicide and assisted suicide, possession offenses, corporate criminality child pornography, computer fraud, identity theft, illegal prescription drugs, and cyberbullying, common law concepts of ""general intent"" and ""specific intent""
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Criminal Law: Case Studies & Controversies (Aspen Casebook Series)

Robinson, Paul H.

Criminal Law

Aspen Opco Llc

Buy a new version of this Connected Casebook and receive ACCESS to the online e-book, practice questions from your favorite study aids, and an outline tool on CasebookConnect, the all in one learning solution for law school students. CasebookConnect offers you what you need most to be successful in your law school classes – portability, meaningful feedback, and greater efficiency. From a newly expanded authorship team, Criminal Law Case Studies &amp; Controversies, 4E eschews traditional reliance on judicial opinions in favor of an innovative and dynamic method of criminal law instruction centered on statutory interpretation and case studies. Examination of real-world problems allows first-year law students to not only develop familiarity with criminal law doctrine necessary for potential careers as prosecutors or defense attorneys, but also hone crucial skills for general lawyering. With a revised layout of statutory and discussion materials, the text is now more streamlined and accessible to students. Further, provocative case studies provide a solid background for engaging class discussion and challenge students to tackle applying doctrine in real-world situations. Features: <ul>
<li>Authorship team expanded to include two young and well-respected criminal law scholars: Michael Cahill and Shima Baradaran Baughman.</li> <li>Additional and updated case studies and discussion material informed by the professors’ teaching experiences and designed to reinforce issues at the forefront of modern criminal law.</li> <li>Revised layout of statutory and discussion materials to make the text more streamlined and accessible to students.</li> <li>Expanded discussion of issues of modern professorial and student interest, including police use of defensive force, defensive killing of domestic abusers, dangerous but blameless offenders, principles of statutory interpretation, and principles for the distribution of criminal liability.</li> <li>Completely revamped sections on theft offenses and possession offenses, and a very substantially revised section on sexual offenses. </li> </ul>
CasebookConnect features: ONLINE E-BOOK Law school comes with a lot of reading, so access your enhanced e-book anytime, anywhere to keep up with your coursework. Highlight, take notes in the margins, and search the full text to quickly find coverage of legal topics. PRACTICE QUESTIONS Quiz yourself before class and prep for your exam in the Study Center. Practice questions from Examples &amp; Explanations, Emanuel Law Outlines, Emanuel Law in a Flash flashcards, and other best-selling study aid series help you study for exams while tracking your strengths and weaknesses to help optimize your study time. OUTLINE TOOL Most professors will tell you that starting your outline early is key to being successful in your law school classes. The Outline Tool automatically populates your notes and highlights from the e-book into an editable format to accelerate your outline creation and increase study time later in the semester.

Criminal Law: Case Studies & Controversies (Aspen Casebook)

Baughman, Shima Baradaran

Cahill, Michael T.

Legal Education

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business

Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook with Study Center on Casebook Connect, including lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities. Access also includes practice questions, an outline tool, and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes.\nCriminal Law: Case Studies and Controversieseschews traditional reliance on judicial opinions in favor of an innovative and dynamic method of criminal law instruction that is centered on statutory interpretation and case studies. Examination of real-world problems allows first-year law students to not only develop familiarity with the criminal law doctrine necessary for potential careers as prosecutors or defense attorneys, but also hone crucial skills for lawyering in general. Provocative case studies provide background for engaging class discussion and challenge students to tackle applying doctrine in real-world situations. When useful, the book provides actual cases from a variety of jurisdictions to further illuminate the concepts with which students have already been forced to grapple. 
New to the Fifth Edition: Additional and updated case studies and discussion material informed by the professors' teaching experiences and designed to reinforce issues at the forefront of modern criminal law Streamlined chapters throughout the whole casebook for a more efficient and concise textbook. 
Professors and students will benefit from: Use of an innovative case studies method - Each topic area includes a detailed story about the people and events leading up to the offense Inclusion of photographs related to the crimes so students can better contextualize issues "Core opinions" of central historical, theoretical, or doctrinal importance in each subject-area section Provocative and timely principal cases from a wide variety of jurisdictions, each followed by the statutes that existed in the jurisdiction at the time of the offense Treatise-like summaries of law in each topic area give students an overview of the law, introduce the underlying theoretical principles, and provide context

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