Criminal Law for Police Officers - Couverture rigide

Chamelin, Neil C.; Evans, Kenneth R.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0131933841 ISBN 13 : 9780131933842

Editeur : Prentice Hall, 1991

Synopsis

Book by Chamelin Neil C Evans Kenneth R

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

The eighth edition of Criminal Law for Police Officers presents the historical concepts fundamental to understanding criminal law. The book is written in a non-legalese format, which makes it very student friendly. Areas covered include jurisdiction, matters of responsibility and accountability, and general principles about the criminal act.

New to this Edition:

• Materials have been updated.
• Comprehensive discussions on crimes include assaults, homicide, sex offenses, theft, robbery, burglary, arson, forgery, kidnapping, drug offenses, alcohol-related crimes, traffic offenses, and many more.
• An entire chapter on offenses by and against juveniles.
• Key words and phrases at the beginnings of each chapter, glossaries and thought provoking discussion questions at the end of each chapter.
• Discussion of contemporary issues including carjacking, computer crimes, environmental crimes, stalking, hate crimes, RICO, and contraband forfeiture.
• Humorous stories used to illustrate and enliven the materials.

        Some limited free web sites for legal research are included in the reference sections at the end of chapters.  Many examples are used to illustrate points (the majority of which) are taken from actual cases.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

For freshman/sophomore courses in criminal law.

This text presents a general approach to substantive criminal law focusing on legal principles in plain English without the use of legalese and footnotes. This timely text includes thought-provoking questions that reinforce student comprehension and increase student interest.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Prentice Hall
• Date d'édition: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0131933841
• ISBN 13: 9780131933842
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 544