Joel Samaha, Horace T. Morse Distinguished Teaching Professor, University of Minnesota.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
11th edition.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Belmont, CA :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Wadsworth,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2014]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxii, 554 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations (some color) ;
Dimensions
26 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-534) and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Criminal law and criminal punishment: an overview -- Constitutional limits on criminal law -- The criminal act: the first principle of criminal liability -- The general principles of criminal liability: mens rea, concurrence, causation, ignorance, and mistake -- Defenses to criminal liability: justifications -- Defenses to criminal liability: excuses -- Parties to crime and vicarious liability -- Inchoate crimes -- Crimes against persons I: murder and manslaughter -- Crimes against persons II: sex offenses, bodily injury, and personal restraint -- Crimes against property -- Crimes against public order and morals -- Crimes against the state.