Criminal Law: Case Studies and Controversies

<p> Skillful use of case studies as a vehicle for exploring the full range of Criminal Law makes <b>Criminal Law: Case Studies and Controversies, Second Edition</b>, distinctly compelling for students. A smart pedagogical design and generous teaching support make teaching from it a real pleasure. </p><p><b>This carefully crafted text conveys traditional material in a refreshing and engaging new format that includes:</b></p><ul><li><b>excellent case studies</b> representing many different jurisdictions and based on interesting and <b>colorful real world cases</b>. These are accompanied by over <b>100 photographs</b></li><li> each principal case is followed by the <b>statutes that existed in the jurisdiction at the time of the offense</b>. This allows teaching statutory interpretation and application </li><li><b>treatise-like summaries of the law</b> that give students an overview, introduce underlying principles, and provide context </li><li><b>problem hypotheticals</b> that enable students to test their understanding of and apply legal principles </li></ul><b>The Second Edition continues to offer exciting innovations and updates:</b><ul><li><b>a “core case” opinion</b> of particular historical or theoretical importance has been added to each section to allow teachers to incorporate appellate opinions into their teaching </li><li><b>nearly 100 new real-world problem cases</b> that test students on issues presented in the treatise materials and are effective and entertaining vehicles for teaching the material in class </li><li> each section identifies <b>issues of current controversy</b> in the area, and <b> an advanced issues appendix includes excerpts from the literature on each side of the issue</b>– allowing professors the flexibility to select the issues they have a special interest in covering </li><li><b>timely new topics</b> such as battered spouse syndrome, the torture of terrorists, and more </li><li><b>a thoroughly updated Teacher’s Manual</b> that includes: <ul><li> updates to the “aftermath” subsections </li><li> new and additional handouts for class use </li></ul></li><li><b>an extensive author website</b>—<a href="http://csc.law.upenn.edu" target="_blank"> http://csc.law.upenn.edu</a>—provides: <ul><li><b>a digital version of the Teacher’s Manual</b></li><li><b>appellate opinions for principal cases </b></li><li><b>a list of sources</b> used to develop the principal case narratives </li><li><b>a discussion board</b></li><li><b>an on-line liability survey</b> for polling students on appropriate punishment in the principal cases </li><li><b>additional public criminal law resources</b></li></ul></li></ul><b>Criminal Law: Case Studies and Controversies, Second Edition</b>, brings an innovative approach to case analysis, statutory interpretation, and applying the principles of criminal law. <p></p><p></p><p></p>