Screen LibraryUnderstanding criminal law /
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| Published: |
LexisNexis,
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| Publisher Address: | New Providence, NJ : |
| Publication Dates: | [2012] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Sixth edition. |
| Series: |
Understanding series (New York, N.Y.) |
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| Carrier Form: | xxxvii, 596, 25, 3, 9 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780769848938 0769848931 |
| Index Number: | KF9219 |
| CLC: | D971.24 |
| Call Number: | D971.24/D773-1/6th ed. |
| 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. |