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Manufacturer: LexisNexis
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 345.73
EAN: 9780820570013
Format: Student Edition
ISBN: 082057001X
Label: LexisNexis
Manufacturer: LexisNexis
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 679
Publication Date: 2006-03
Publisher: LexisNexis
Studio: LexisNexis
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This book deals exclusively with substantive criminal law, with primary attention given to the elements of individual criminal responsibility. It is authoritative, current, highly readable, and widely used at law schools throughout the nation.
Coverage focuses on the basic elements of, and defenses to, specific crimes, such as homicide, rape, and theft, as well as group criminality and inchoate liability. The common law is emphasized, with extensive comparisons to the Model Penal Code and thoughtful examination of the underpinnings of the utilitarian philosophies of substantive criminal law. The text encourages students to consider the approach these philosophies would take to a particular matter under discussion, thus providing an excellent learning tool for gaining a firm understanding of how our criminal justice system works.
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Summary: Understanding Criminal Law
Comment: This is a very specific review - if you go to Wayne State Law School and have Dillof this book is a must. It's never assigned reading but it answers the questions he asks in class.
In a more general sense I'd recommend this book to anyone taking Criminal Law as a 1L. Dressler does a really good job explaining things overall. It fleshes out the casebook well.
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Summary: I still have not received this title since I order a month ago
Comment: I don't know what has happened. But I still have not received this title since I order a month ago. A month has passed!
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Summary: If you have Professor Redding, this is a must-have.
Comment: If your professor uses the Dressler textbook, this hornbook is a must have. Dressler acts as lecturer, explaining concepts which he should have (but did not) explain well in the textbook. He explores the Philosophy of punishment and the elements of crime in equal detail, and cites examples along the way.
If you're not using the Dressler text - I wouldn't bother with this.
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Summary: Worht the Money
Comment: Dressler's case is book is well written, and his Understanding counterpart is a helpful supplement to its reading. The book is only fairly concise, but the explanations are good, so one could look past that flaw. The book is worth the money, especially if you are not prepared for class, and will definitely be a resource approaching finals. The only real annoying thing about the book is that Dressler cites to himself, ALL THE TIME: What an elitist.
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Summary: Clear Introduction for Anyone Interested in Criminal Law
Comment: For some reason it's very hard to find books on the law specifically directed toward non-lawyers. This is odd since the law is an important instutition which should be simple enough (and usually is) for anyone to understand it. Since there are so few popular books on the law, if you want to learn about the law these "Understanding" books are a good place to start. I don't have any formal education in the law, but I think that these books are sometimes used as study guides ( which is why student reviewers seem to refer to them as 'hornbooks' )for law school, but a formal student of the law would read the cases themselves.
This volume on the criminal law covers the basic principles of criminal law. The way intent is treated in crimes, defenses (insanity, self defense), mistakes (of law and of fact), and reviews some basic crimes in general terms including their development from the Common Law such as murder, conspiracy, attempt, theft etc... Most specific crimes are not covered (e.g. class B Felony and such things are codified by particular states and therefore are not covered in a book on the concepts of criminal law). The book does not cover subjects like when the police can search your car, such things are referred to as Criminal Procedure.
I found this book to be very interesting, and it would be accessible to anyone with an interest in the law.
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