02777cam a2200337 a 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700700030003400800410003701000170007801500190009501600180011402000290013202000160016103500240017704000470020104100080024804300120025605000240026808200110029210000330030324500860033625000200042226000530044230000460049550400510054150506710059252011070126365000330237065000360240315700974BJBSDDR20240802150433.0ta090415s2002    njua     b    001 0 eng    a  2009016023  aGBA9512502bnb7 a0152652482Uk  a9780130922045 (harcover)  a0130922048   a(OCoLC)ocn297146399  aDLCcDLCdYDXdBTCTAdUKMdYDXCPdDLCbeng  aeng  an-us---14aKF 9219bS347c 200200a345.731 aSchmalleger, Frank, d1947- 10aCriminal law today : ban introduction with capstone cases / cFrank Schmalleger.  aSecond edition.  aUpper Saddle River, NJ :bPrentice Hall,cc2002.  axx, 747 pages : billustrations ;c29 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aThe nature and history of criminal law -- Criminal liability and the essence of crime -- Expanding the concept of crime -- Extending criminal liability : inchoate offenses and parties to crime -- Justifications as defenses -- Defenses : excuses and insanity -- Legal and social dimensions of personal crime : homicide -- Legal and social dimensions of personal crime : assault, battery, and other personal crimes -- Legal and social dimensions of property and computer crimes -- Offenses against public order and the administration of justice -- Terrorism and human trafficking -- Offenses against public morality -- Victims and the law -- Punishment and sentencing.  aThis book is designed to introduce readers to the fundamental nature of law, to give them an overview of general legal principles, and to help them develop a special understanding of the historical development of criminal law and its contemporary form and function in today's American society. Real stories and photographs of contemporary situations and issues bring the content to life, and Capstone Cases provide insights into the everyday workings of American jurisprudence and illustrate the logic by which appellate decisions are made. This volume provides complete coverage of the nature and history of criminal law, criminal liability and the essence of crime, the concept of crime, justifications as defenses, excuses as defenses, the defense of insanity, legal and social dimensions of homicide, assault, battery, and other personal crimes, property and computer crimes, offenses against public order and the administration of justice, offenses against public morality, victims and the law, and punishment and sentencing. For individuals interested in criminal law and its function in society. 0aCriminal lawzUnited States. 4aDerecho penal zEstados Unidos