Criminal Law
8th edition
[UK Edition]
By Michael Jefferson
September 2007
Pearson Education
Distributed By Trans-Atlantic Publication
ISBN: 9781405846813
792 pages, 7 5/8 x 9 5/8"
$87.50 paper original
Criminal Lawis a trusted, clear and engaging explanation of the
main principles and offences of criminal law. This book lights a clear path
through an area that has experienced much change, explaining the law as it
stands but also considering proposals for reform so that the reader gains
an understanding of the development of the law. The book also considers
Commonwealth and USlaw at appropriate places.
Contents
Preface
Table of cases
Table of statutes
Part 1 Preliminary matters
1. Introduction to criminal law
Part 2 General principles
2. Actus Reus
3. Mens Rea
4. Strict liability
5. Principal parties and secondary offenders
6. Vicarious and corporate liability
7. Infancy, duress, coercion, necessity, duress of circumstances
8. Mistake, intoxication, self-defence
9. Defenses of mental disorder
10. Inchoate offences
Part 3 Particular offences
11. Murder
12. Manslaughter
13. Non-fatal offences
14. Rape and offences akin to rape
15. Theft and robbery
16. Obtaining by deception, making off without payment
17. Blackmail, burglary, going equipped, handling
18. Criminal damage
Glossary
Index
Features
- Unparalleled student support with further reading suggestions, chapter summaries, flowcharts and highlighted summaries of the main cases
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