Essential Criminal Law

Essential Criminal Law offers students a concise, yet comprehensive introduction to criminal law in the United States. Criminal law expert and award-winning professor Matthew Lippman walks students through the complexities of the legal system using thought-provoking examples of real-life crimes and legal defences as well as highly approachable case analyses. Offering a wide variety of engaging learning tools, the text encourages strong legal reasoning skills for students who may not have had any exposure to case law-providing a solid foundational understanding of this subject.

Preface Chapter 1. The Nature, Purpose, and Function of Criminal Law Chapter 2. Constitutional Limitations Chapter 3. Elements of Crimes Chapter 4. Parties to Crimes Chapter 5. Attempt, Solicitation, and Conspiracy Chapter 6.Criminal Defenses: Justifications and Excuses Chapter 7. Homicide Chapter 8. Sexual Offenses and Other Crimes Against the Person Chapter 9. Crimes Against Property Chapter 10. White Collar and Organized Crime Chapter 11. Crimes Against Public Order and Morality Chapter 12. Crimes Against Social Order and Morality: Alcoholism, Gambling, and Drug Offenses Chapter 13. Offenses Against Public Administration and the Administration of Justice Chapter 14. Crimes Against the State Notes Glossary Case Index Subject Index About the Author