Criminal Law: Case Studies and Controversies
About the Text
Take a new approach to criminal law, with an innovative casebook that
injects human interest into a course many students have found dry or difficult,
with Criminal Law: Case Studies and Controversies. The skillful use of
case studies as a vehicle for exploring the full range of criminal law
makes this casebook distinctly compelling.
For each topic area, this carefully crafted text conveys traditional
material in a refreshing and engaging new format . . .
- A case study provides a detailed story about the
people and events leading up to the offense; the text even includes
120 photographs related to the crime stories presented
- Provocative and timely cases from a wide variety of jurisdictions are followed by the then-existing statutes relevant to the case. The
Teacher s Manual contains an aftermath for each story, plus any court
opinions in the case, allowing instructors to compare their in-class
legal analysis to the actual resolution
- Treatise-like summary of the law gives students an
overview of the law, introduces the underlying theoretical principles,
and provides context on the law of the jurisdiction of the section s
principal case
- Problem cases allow students to test their mastery
of the legal summaries
- Exploration of the current controversy in each area of law
discussed, with materials that include views on each side of
the question, to help develop students' analytic and argument skills
Teacher's Manual Assists Instructors with . . .
- The “aftermath” of each case in the text
- Legal analysis of all principal cases and problem cases
- Summary of the arguments on each side of the highlighted controversies
- Teaching suggestions for each section of the book
- Summary sheets for use in class
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