Title Statements
- Full 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.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2015
- Edition:Seventh edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):LexisNexis
- Place of Publication:New Providence, NJ
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2015
Notes
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:xxxviii, 603, 14, 4, 9 pages ; : 25 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781632838643, 1632838648
- oclc:ocn919316412
- LC Classification:KF9219
- Dewey Decimal:345.73
Table of 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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