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Criminal Law and Its Processes: Cases and Materials, Eighth Edition (Casebook) |  | Authors: Stephen J. Schulhofer, Carol S. Steiker, Sanford H. Kadish
Publisher: Aspen Publishers, Inc.
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 8th
Pages: 1173
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Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 7.2 x 1.8
ISBN: 0735557942
Dewey Decimal Number: 345.73
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Now in its Eighth Edition, CRIMINAL LAW AND ITS PROCESSES: Cases and Materials maintains great success as the longtime leading book in Criminal Law. In addition to a highly respected and renowned authorship, this scholarly gem is distinguished by the intellectual integrity of its thematic framework, its teachability and the wealth and depth of its content. In addition to focusing on basic principles, analytical problems enhance student learning by testing their thought process, applications and interactions in context. This edition preserves the outstanding qualities that have earned it distinguished success: a highly respected authorship¿Kadish, Schulhofer, and new co-author Steiker¿comprised of nationally recognized and renowned scholars cohesive intellectual framework¿ by viewing the law both as a system for apportioning blame in accordance with moral norms and as an instrument of social control, it provides an analytical tool with which students can interpret and understand doctrine a cases-and-notes pedagogy with excerpted materials, questions, and problems a focus on developing an understanding of principles and rules applicable to all crimes, rather than the detailed and disjointed elements of many particular crimes problems that enhance student understanding of the basic principles by testing their applications and interactions in the context of particular offenses in-depth coverage of rape, homicide, and theft The Eighth Edition has been carefully updated to maintain the integrity of its framework, preserve its challenging content and enhance its teachability: it achieves continuity with its predecessors and makes little change in organization or coverage most principal teaching cases have been retained, with recent cases and illustrations added editing throughout enhances the transparency of the organization and accessibility of the notes and questions, providing greater clarity and ease of teaching organization is designed to permit ready adaptation for longer or shorter courses a new section gives detailed attention to issues of statutory interpretation a new chapter on Discretion allows for study of the legal framework that governs charging, bargaining and sentencing, and the role they play in shaping determinations of culpability and punishment greater attention is focused on the ways that sentencing considerations and the growth of federal criminal law have affected traditional criminal law principles and practices new attention is focused on international human rights and their implications for American criminal law more thorough examination of common law vocabulary and doctrine and a clarified organization enable students to differentiate more systematically between the common law and Model Penal Code approaches a completely revised section on the death penalty deals more fully with contemporary debates and recent Supreme Court decisions
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 Great Criminal Law Casebook October 7, 2004
J. Sprouffske (Rainier, WA USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you could call a casebook awesome I would use those words here. This book is great for outlining and it leads you through Criminal Law step by step. You'll be amazed at your deep understanding of Criminal Law when you finish with this casebook.
Great fun for the law hobbyist March 2, 2002
Robin Moore (Vancouver, B.C. Canada)
12 out of 17 found this review helpful
I bought this book on a whim. For a long time I had been interested in law and wanted to see what studying it was all about. I don't think I could have picked a better place to start. From the word go this book delivered interesting cases with in-depth analysis at the end of each one. The analysis was especially helpful in picking apart the important points of law that the case represented. Now when I watch Law and Order and The Practice, I can tell my girlfriend about what is going on (in the legal parts) and sound like a total know-it-all, which is totally awesome.
Good Case Book April 13, 2010
AshleyMonique (New York, NY)
I am a 1L so my experience with case books is limited but this is the best case book that I have used yet. I really echo the sentiment that this book is really great for outlining as the notes contain a lot of policy points on each issue. I don't know how other law schools teach crim law but I find that this book's reflection on international criminal law is really interesting and makes for a nice break from the Model Penal Code. The book also dealt with sensitive topics like rape and assisted suicide gracefully. I'm not sure if I would recommend this book for light reading (this was obviously a required book for my crim law class) but if you were assigned this case book, you lucked out. Also, every case book that I order from amazon comes promptly but be realistic about your needs. Most law school classes request that you do reading for the first day so order with enough time to accomplish those assignments.
Great 1st year book! December 15, 1999
Steve Martin (Chicago, IL USA)
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
OK, 1Ls of the world...this book is organized very well for outlining. The text covers all of the areas of criminal law, peppered with interesting cases drawn from around the country, and really does a good job of giving the reader a variety of perspectives on the contentious issues that comprise criminal law.
As described February 12, 2010
Dmitriy Aristov
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great book, just as described in the title and picture. Saved about $[...] bucks off the school bookstore shelf.
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