Criminal Law
About this book
Gardner/Anderson's CRIMINAL LAW, 14th Edition, helps you understand legal topics with a reader-friendly approach. A student favorite for over 40 years, this textbook provides comprehensive coverage of major components of substantive criminal law without overwhelming you with lengthy cases or legalese. Features like the "Case Close-Up" and "Criminal Law" sections show you how appellate courts state and resolve legal issues, while MindTap engages you with video cases, visual summaries, career-based decision-making scenarios and more. Combining current concerns and cases with an accessible writing style and study system, this text helps you build a practical understanding of complex legal topics and the principles driving American criminal justice today.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- About the Authors
- Contents
- Boxed Features
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Criminal Law: Purposes, Scope, and Sources
- Chapter 2: Jurisdiction
- Chapter 3: Essential Elements of a Crime
- Chapter 4: Criminal Liability
- Chapter 5: Criminal Responsibility and the Capacity to Commit a Crime
- Chapter 6: The Law Governing the Use of Force
- Chapter 7: Other Criminal Defenses
- Chapter 8: Criminal Punishments
- Chapter 9: Free Speech, Public Order Crimes, and the Bill of Rights
- Chapter 10: Homicide
- Chapter 11: Assault, Battery, and Other Crimes Against the Person
- Chapter 12: Sexual Assault, Rape, Prostitution, and Related Sex Crimes
- Chapter 13: Theft
- Chapter 14: Robbery, Burglary, and Related Crimes
- Chapter 15: White-Collar Crime, Cybercrime, and Commercial Crime
- Chapter 16: Drug Abuse and Alcohol-Related Crimes
- Chapter 17: Terrorism
- Chapter 18: Organized Crime and Gangs
- Chapter 19: Immigration Crimes, Contempt, and Other Crimes Against Government
- Appendix
- Glossary
- Case Index
- Subject Index
