NCJ Number
189814
Date Published
2001
Length
1064 pages
Annotation
This casebook is intended for use in a basic course on the substantive criminal law, which at most law schools is a required part of the first year curriculum.
Abstract
The volume is divided into 12 chapters: (1) Process and Purposes; (2) The Abominable and Detestable Crime Against Nature Not To Be Named Among Christians: Sources and Limits of the Criminal Law; (3) Mental State; (4) The Act Requirement; (5) Homicide: Using Mental State and Other Factors To Classify Crimes; (6) Mental Disease or Defect; (7) Alcoholism and Addiction; Intoxication; Immaturity; (8) Justification and Excuse; (9) Rape: The Dilemmas of Law Reform; (10) Attempts; (11) Conspiracy and Solicitation; and (12) Parties; Liability for the Conduct of Another. A recurring theme throughout the book is the actual and potential contributions of the legislative branch in resolving the difficult policy questions that exist in the field of criminal law. The book's objective throughout is to provide the teacher and student a common source of material upon which they may interact in the classroom. Notes, appendix, index