Criminal Law & Criminal Justice: An Introduction by Noel Cross (English) Paperba

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This accessible text enables criminology and criminal justice students to understand and critically evaluate the criminal law, in the context of criminal justice and wider social issues.

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This accessible text enables criminology and criminal justice students to understand and critically evaluate criminal law in the context of criminal justice and wider social issues. The book explains criminal law comprehensively, covering both general principles and specific types of criminal offences. It examines criminal law in its social context, as well as considering how it is used by the criminal justice processes and agencies which enforce it in practice. Covering all the different theoretical approaches that the student of criminology and criminal justice will need to understand, the book provides learning tools such as: -chapter objectives - making the structure of the book easy to follow for students -questions for discussion and student exercises - helping students to think critically about the ideas and concepts in each chapter, and to undertake further independent and reflective study -'definition boxes' explaining key concepts - helping students who are not familiar with specialist criminal law terminology to understand what the key basic concepts in criminal law really mean in practice -a companion Website which incorporates a range of resources for lecturers and students.

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Helps students understand and critically evaluate criminal law, the justice system and wider social issues.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: GENERAL PRINCIPLESIntroduction: What Are Criminal Law and the Criminal Justice Process There for and How Are They Used?Actus ReusMens ReaGeneral Defences in the Criminal LawAlternative Forms of Criminal Liability: Strict Liability, Complicity and Inchoate OffencesPART TWO: SPECIFIC TYPES OF CRIMINAL OFFENCENon-Fatal AssaultsSexual OffencesHomicideProperty OffencesConclusions: Where Are Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Going and Where Should They Go from Here?

Review

This book, original in conception and clearly written and structured, will do an excellent job of introducing students of criminology and criminal justice to the relationship between 'law in the books' and 'law in action'. With a wealth of examples, it will help social science students to understand legal language and legal reasoning, and how criminal justice practice needs to be seen in the context of criminal law.Professor David SmithLancaster University

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This book, original in conception and clearly written and structured, will do an excellent job of introducing students of criminology and criminal justice to the relationship between 'law in the books' and 'law in action'. With a wealth of examples, it will help social science students to understand legal language and legal reasoning, and how criminal justice practice needs to be seen in the context of criminal law. Professor David Smith Lancaster University

Details ISBN1847870872 Author Noel Cross Short Title CRIMINAL LAW & CRIMINAL JUSTIC Language English ISBN-10 1847870872 ISBN-13 9781847870872 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2009 Subtitle An Introduction Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Affiliation Liverpool John Moores University DEWEY 364 UK Release Date 2009-12-09 NZ Release Date 2009-12-09 Pages 240 Publication Date 2009-12-09 Alternative 9781847870865 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Publisher Sage Publications Ltd Imprint Sage Publications Ltd AU Release Date 2009-12-08 We've got this

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