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Criminal Law for the Criminal Justice Professional

ISBN10: 1266437991 | ISBN13: 9781266437991

Criminal Law for the Criminal Justice Professional

Criminal Law for the Criminal Justice Professional

ISBN10: 1266437991
ISBN13: 9781266437991
By Norman Garland
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Criminal justice expert Norman M. Garland authored this title to provide a comprehensive study of the rules and laws that encompass the structure of the American criminal justice system. The text offers a wide-ranging overview of the nature, origins, and purposes of the criminal justice system, to help students build a thorough understanding of this complex subject. Highlights include an illustrative discussion of the differences between criminal law and other laws; a thoughtful examination of the elements of crime; and updated data throughout.

The book explores shifts in the emphasis of lawmakers and courts in the shaping of American criminal law in the global political, economic, and social climate of the 21st century. Straightforward yet analytical, the book provides students with a clear and current examination of American criminal law.The book is designed primarily for undergraduates enrolled in basic criminal law classes.

Part 1 Criminal Law and the Criminal Justice System

1: Nature, Origins, Purposes, Structure, and Operation of the Criminal Justice System

2: Constitutional Limitations on the Criminal Law

3: Classification of Crimes and Basic Elements of Criminal Responsibility

Part 2 The Elements of Crime

4: Parties to a Crime

5: Incomplete Crimes

6: Defenses to Crimes

7: Punishment and Sentencing

Part 3 Types of Crime

8: Criminal Homicide

9: Crimes against Persons: Other Offenses

Part 4 Crimes Against Property

10: Crimes against Habitation

11: Crimes against Property

Part 5 Crimes Against the Community and Institutions

12: White-Collar Crimes

13: Crimes against Public Order, Safety, and Morality

14: Drug- and Alcohol-Related Crimes

15: Crimes against the Administration of Justice

16: Organized Crime, Gangs, and Terrorism

About the Author

Norman Garland

Norman M. Garland is a professor of law at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, where he teaches evidence, constitutional criminal procedure, advanced criminal procedure, and trial advocacy. He received his B.S.B.A. from Northwestern University, his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law, and his L.L.M. from Georgetown Law Center where he was an E. Barrett Prettyman Fellow in trial advocacy. Professor Garland is a member of the Illinois, District of Columbia, and California Bars. He has had 10 years of trial experience as a criminal defense attorney, mainly in federal felony cases. In 1968, he joined the faculty of Northwestern University School of Law where he helped establish the Northwestern University Legal Clinic. He joined the faculty of Southwestern Law School in 1975 to help establish the Southwestern Conceptual Approach to Legal Education (SCALE). In the mid-1980s, he spent two summers as a deputy district attorney in Ventura County, California, where he gained experience as a prosecutor. He is coauthor of Advanced Criminal Procedure in a Nutshell (2d ed., West 2006), Criminal Evidence (6th ed., McGraw-Hill 2010), and Exculpatory Evidence (3d ed., LexisNexis 2004). He has also authored a number of computer interactive lessons for law students available through the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI).

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