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Criminal Law: A Contemporary Approach: Cases, Statutes, and Problems (Casebook Series)
enlarge	Authors: Ms Kate E. Bloch, Mr. Kevin C. McMunigal Publisher: Aspen Publishers Category: Book List Price: ~~$178.00~~ Buy New: $115.00 as of 2/6/2012 03:36 PST details You Save: $63.00 (35%) In Stock New (15) Used (92) from $8.75 Seller: Books_from_J Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published) Media: Hardcover Pages: 1120 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3 Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 7.2 x 1.7 ISBN: 0735539650 EAN: 9780735539655 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Product Description This refreshing new alternative for the first-year Criminal Law course is a lively coursebook that blends text, statutes, cases, and problems in a presentation that is user-friendly for both students and instructors. These distinctive characteristics make CRIMINAL LAW: A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH both effective and engaging: shorter length and with a rich and diverse mix of materials that promotes intellectual challenge without sacrificing accessibility the authors treat criminal law as an introduction to both statutes and cases and emphasize statutes as a primary source, with explicit treatment of statutory drafting and interpretation issues goes beyond the traditional focus on the judiciary to also examine the role of the legislature and the executive in defining offenses clear, direct text introduces statutes, cases, and problems the materials support a wide array of teaching techniques to address varied student learning styles within each section, the authors introduce the basics and then the materials grow progressively more challenging includes both modern and classic criminal cases includes material on ethics and highlights criminal law perspectives The casebook is part of a comprehensive teaching package that includes a videotape discussion of one of the homicide cases in the book, PowerPoint slides, and an extensive Teacher's Manual featuring: support for a range of teaching options on each topic, such as problems, simulations, role plays, and the traditional question-and-answer approach video suggestions graphics that can be easily reproduced and customized Recognition of the potential difficulty of teaching topics such as rape and domestic violence and detailed suggestions for teaching approaches to them sample syllabi for three- and four-credit courses


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