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Contemporary Criminal Law: Concepts, Cases, and Controversies by Matthew Lippman

Contemporary Criminal Law provides a contemporary perspective on criminal law. This undergraduate textbook is distinguished by the utilization of edited cases and accompanying exploratory essays to present the fundamentals of criminal law. The volume combines the concepts and learning tools and features found in undergraduate texts with the types of challenging cases and issues that are characteristic of law school case books.

Key Features:

- Edited contemporary cases focusing on current topics.

- Each topic within the chapter is introduced by an essay that clearly states the development and legal elements of crimes and defenses. Legal terminology is highlighted and a definition is provided in the glossary at the end of the book.

- Material that facilitate student learning include: Legal Equations. Also introductory outlines of each chapter, an introductory and summary essay in each chapter.

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"It is important to understand the development of law and the law generally from statutes rather than merely relying on case review and interpretation. Lippman provides a more academic and thorough approach." -- Glenn Coffey

About Matthew Lippman

Matthew Lippman is Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and has taught criminal law and criminal procedure in the Department of Criminology, Law, and Justice for more than thirty years. He has also taught courses on civil liberties, law and society, and terrorism and teaches international criminal law at John Marshall Law School in Chicago. He earned a doctorate in political science from Northwestern University and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School, and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar. He has been voted by the graduating seniors at UIC to receive the Silver Circle Award for outstanding teaching on six separate occasions and has also received the UIC Flame Award from the University of Illinois Alumni Association, as well as the Excellence in Teaching Award, Teaching Recognition (Portfolio) Award, Honors College Fellow of the Year Award and HOPE Award. The university chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, the criminal justice honors society, named him "criminal justice professor of the year" on three occasions. In 2008, he was recognized as College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Master Teacher. He was honored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, which named him Commencement Marshal at the May 2012 graduation. . Professor Lippman is author of one hundred articles, two coauthored books and one single authored books. These publications focus on criminal law and criminal procedure, international human rights, and comparative law. He also is author of five other SAGE volumes, Contemporary Criminal Law: Concepts, Cases, and Controversies (5th ed., 2019); Criminal Procedure (3rd ed., 2017); Law and Society (2nd ed. 2018); Criminal Evidence (2016) and Striking the Balance: Debating Criminal Justice and Law (20188). His work is cited in hundreds of academic publications and by domestic and international courts and organizations. He has also served on legal teams appearing before the International Court of Justice in The Hague, has testified as an expert witness on international law before numerous state and federal courts, and has consulted with both private organizations and branches of the U.S. government. Professor Lippman regularly appears as a radio and television commentator and is frequently quoted in leading newspapers. He has served in every major administrative position in the Department of Criminology, Law, and Justice including Department Head, Director of Undergraduate Studies, and Director of Graduate Studies.

Preface The Case Method Chapter Organizations Organization of the Text Acknowledgments PART I: THE NATURE, PURPOSE, AND CONSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT OF CRIMINAL LAW CHAPTER ONE: THE NATURE, PURPOSE, AND FUNCTION OF CRIMINAL LAW INTRODUCTION THE NATURE OF CRIMINAL LAW THE PURPOSE OF CRIMINAL LAW THE PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LAW CATEGORIES OF CRIME SOURCES OF CRIMINAL LAW CHAPTER SUMMARY Chapter Review Questions Legal Terminology Criminal Law on the Web Bibliography APPENDIX: READING AND BRIEFING CASES INTRODUCTION THE STRUCTURE OF CASES BRIEFING A CASE APPROACHING THE CASE LOCATING CASES CHAPTER TWO: CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS INTRODUCTION THE RULE OF LAW BILL OF ATTAINDER AND EX POST FACTO CLAUSES STATUTORY CLARITY State v. Stanko EQUAL PROTECTION Wright v. South Carolina FREEDOM OF SPEECH Virginia v. Black PRIVACY Lawrence v. Texas CHAPTER SUMMARY Chapter Review Questions Legal Terminology Criminal Law on the Web Bibliography CHAPTER THREE: PUNISHMENT AND SENTENCING INTRODUCTION PUNISHMENT PURPOSES OF PUNISHMENT SENTENCING EVALUATING SENTENCING SCHEMES APPROACHES TO SENTENCING SENTENCING GUIDELINES TRUTH IN SENTENCING VICTIMS' RIGHTS CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT Roper v. Simmons People v. Carmony EQUAL PROTECTION CHAPTER SUMMARY Chapter Review Questions Legal Terminology Criminal Law on the Web Bibliography PART II: THE GENERAL PART OF CRIMINAL LAW: PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY CHAPTER FOUR: ACTUS REUS INTRODUCTION CRIMINAL ACTS State v. Fields STATUS OFFENSES People v. Kellogg OMISSIONS Jones v. United States POSSESSION Poindexter v. State CHAPTER SUMMARY Chapter Review Questions Legal Terminology Criminal Law on the Web Bibliography CHAPTER FIVE: MENS REA, CONCURRENCE, CAUSATION INTRODUCTION MENS REA PURPOSELY Commonwealth v. Barnette KNOWINGLY State v. Nations RECKLESSLY Hranicky v. State NEGLIGENTLY People v. Baker STRICT LIABILITY United States v. Flum CONCURRENCE State v. Rose CAUSATION Banks v. Commonwealth People v. Kern CHAPTER SUMMARY Chapter Review Questions Legal Terminology Criminal Law on the Web Bibliography PART III: THE GENERAL PART OF CRIMINAL LAW: PARTIES, VICARIOUS LIABILITY, AND INCHOATE CRIMES CHAPTER SIX: PARTIES TO CRIME AND VICARIOUS LIABILITY INTRODUCTION PARTIES TO A CRIME ACTUS REUS OF ACCOMPLICE LIABILITY State v. Ulvinen MENS REA OF ACCOMPLICE LIABILITY United States v. Fountain State v. Linscott ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT State v. Leja VICARIOUS LIABILITY Commonwealth v. Koczwara AUTOMOBILES, PARENTS, AND VICARIOUS LIABILITY Commonwealth v. Rudinski Williams v. Garcetti CHAPTER SUMMARY Chapter Review Questions Legal Terminology Criminal Law on the Web Bibliography CHAPTER SEVEN: ATTEMPT, CONSPIRACY, AND SOLICITATION INTRODUCTION ATTEMPT Smallwood v. State Bolton v. State State v. Glass Ross v. State CONSPIRACY United States v. Handlin SOLICITATION Claxton v. State CHAPTER SUMMARY Chapter Review Questions Legal Terminology Criminal Law on the Web Bibliography PART IV: THE GENERAL PART OF CRIMINAL LAW: DEFENSES CHAPTER EIGHT: JUSTIFICATIONS INTRODUCTION MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES SELF-DEFENSE State v. Habermann State v. Marshall People v. Goetz State v. Norman State v. Riddle DEFENSE OF OTHERS DEFENSE OF THE HOME People v. Ceballos EXECUTION OF PUBLIC DUTIES THE MODERN LEGAL STANDARD Tennessee v. Garner RESISTING UNLAWFUL ARRESTS State v. Hobson NECESSITY State v. Caswell CONSENT State v. Dejarlais CHAPTER SUMMARY Chapter Review Questions Legal Terminology Criminal Law on the Web Bibliography CHAPTER NINE: EXCUSES INTRODUCTION THE INSANITY DEFENSE Reyna v. State State v. Thompson Moler v. State DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY INTOXICATION Brancaccio v. State INFANCY Brazill v. State K.M. v. State DURESS United States v. Contento-Pachon MISTAKE OF LAW AND MISTAKE OF FACT ENTRAPMENT State v. Blanco NEW DEFENSES State v. Kargar CHAPTER SUMMARY Chapter Review Questions Legal Terminology Criminal Law on the Web Bibliography PART V. THE SPECIFIC PART: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON CHAPTER TEN: CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT, ASSAULT AND BATTERY, KIDNAPPING, AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT INTRODUCTION THE COMMON LAW OF RAPE Commonwealth v. Berkowitz In the Interest of M.T.S. Garnett v. State People v. John Z ASSAULT AND BATTERY Carter v. Commonwealth Walden v. State KIDNAPPING People v. Aguilar FALSE IMPRISONMENT CHAPTER SUMMARY Chapter Review Questions Legal Terminology Criminal Law on the Web Bibliography CHAPTER ELEVEN: HOMICIDE INTRODUCTION TYPES OF CRIMINAL HOMICIDE ACTUS REUS AND CRIMINAL HOMICIDE THE BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE People v. Davis THE END OF HUMAN LIFE MENS REA AND CRIMINAL HOMICIDE MURDER State v. Forest Owen v. State Midgett v. State State v. Davidson People v. Lowery State v. Richard Knutson, Inc. MANSLAUGHTER Girouard v. State Commonwealth v. Walker State v. Pray CHAPTER SUMMARY Chapter Review Questions Legal Terminology Criminal Law on the Web Bibliography PART VI: THE SPECIFIC PART OF CRIMINAL LAW: CRIMES AGAINST HABITATION, PROPERTY, AND WHITE-COLLAR CRIME CHAPTER TWELVE: BURGLARY, TRESPASS, ARSON, AND MISCHIEF INTRODUCTION BURGLARY Bruce v. Commonwealth Hitt v. Commonwealth TRESPASS ARSON Williams v. State People v. Fox CRIMINAL MISCHIEF People v. Wallace CHAPTER SUMMARY Chapter Review Questions Legal Terminology Criminal Law on the Web Bibliography CHAPTER THIRTEEN: CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY INTRODUCTION LARCENY People v. Gasparik EMBEZZLEMENT State v. Robinson FALSE PRETENSES State v. Henry THEFT IDENTITY THEFT City of Liberal, Kansas v. Vargas COMPUTER CRIME State v. Schwartz RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY Hurston v. State People v. Land FORGERY AND UTTERING United States v. Cunningham ROBBERY Messina v. State CARJACKING People v. Montero EXTORTION CHAPTER SUMMARY Chapter Review Questions Legal Terminology Criminal Law on the Web Bibliography CHAPTER FOURTEEN: WHITE COLLAR CRIME INTRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES People v. Thoro Products Company & Newman OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY SECURITIES FRUD United States v. Carpenter MAIL AND WIRE FRAUD United States v. Wood United States v. Duff United States v. Brown THE TRAVEL ACT HEALTH CARE FRAUD MONEY LAUNDERING ANTI-TRUST VIOLATIONS PUBLIC CORRUPTION State v. Castillo CHAPTER SUMMARY Chapter Review Questions Legal Terminology Criminal Law on the Web PART VII: THE SPECIFIC PART OF CRIMINAL LAW: CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER, MORALITY, AND THE STATE CHAPTER FIFTEEN: CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND MORALITY INTRODUCTION DISORDERLY CONDUCT City v. Summers RIOT People v. Upshaw PUBLIC INDECENCIES: QUALITY OF LIFE CRIMES Joyce v. City and County of San Francisco City of Chicago v. Morales THE OVERREACH OF CRIMINAL LAW Harwell v. State OBSCENITY American Amusement Machine Association v. Kendrick CRUELTY TO ANIMALS Hall v. Indiana CHAPTER SUMMARY Chapter Review Questions Legal Terminology Criminal Law on the Web CHAPTER SIXTEEN: CRIMES AGAINST THE STATE INTRODUCTION TREASON Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino v. United States SEDITION Yates v. United States SABOTAGE ESPIONAGE TERRORISM United States v. Slaughter United States v. Sattar United States v. Khan United States v. Lindh Muhammad v. Commonwealth CHAPTER SUMMARY Chapter Review Questions Legal Terminology Criminal Law on the Web Bibliography Glossary Case Index Author/Subject Index About the Author

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Title

Contemporary Criminal Law: Concepts, Cases, and Controversies by Matthew Lippman

Author

Matthew Lippman

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SAGE Publications Inc

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2006-09-26

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672

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