MARC Record from Library of Congress

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050 00 $aKF9219$b.D74 2012
082 00 $a345.73$223
100 1 $aDressler, Joshua.
245 10 $aUnderstanding criminal law /$cJoshua Dressler.
246 10 $aCriminal law
250 $a6th ed.
260 $aNew Providence, NJ :$bLexisNexis,$c2012.
300 $axxxvii, 596, [37] p. ;$c25 cm.
490 0 $aThe understanding series
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aCriminal law : an overview -- Principles of criminal punishment -- Sources of the criminal law -- Constitutional limits on the criminal law -- Legality -- Proportionality -- Burdens of proof -- Presumptions -- Actus Reus -- Mens Rea -- Strict liability -- Mistakes of fact -- Mistakes of law -- Causation -- Concurrence of elements -- Defenses : an overview -- Justifications and excuses -- Self-defense -- Defense of others -- Defense of property and habitation -- Law enforcement -- Necessity -- Duress -- Intoxication -- Insanity -- Diminished capacity -- Attempt -- Solicitation -- Conspiracy -- Liability for the acts of others : complicity -- Criminal homicide -- Theft -- Rape.
650 0 $aCriminal law$zUnited States.
655 7 $aStudy aids$2gtlm