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Criminal Law · Ninth Edition

Criminal Law - Ninth Edition - Paul Marcus

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9781531014643
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Carolina Academic Press
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Ninth Edition
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Criminal Law Ninth Edition Paul Marcus 9781531014643

This casebook provides first-year students with an introduction to fundamental principles of American criminal law.

By exploring statutory, common, and constitutional law, it examines key questions about the purpose and methods of punishment and encourages meaningful discussions on the complex relationship between the state and the individual.

Covering a wide range of topics typical of substantive criminal law courses, the book addresses rationales for punishment, elements of major crimes, inchoate offenses, and defenses.

The latest edition introduces new problems and commentary that engage with current issues in criminal justice, including:

Extreme juvenile sentencing, criminalization of poverty, disparities in punishment based on race and class, revisions to Model Penal Code sections on sexual offenses, restrictions on law enforcement’s use of deadly force, assisted suicide, and the diminishing role of the insanity defense.