Criminal Law: A Contemporary Approach

These distinctive characteristics make Criminal Law: A Contemporary Approach both effective and engaging:

• shorter length and with a rich and diverse mix of materials that promotes intellectual challenge without sacrificing accessibility
• the authors treat criminal law as an introduction to both statutes and cases and emphasize statutes as a primary source, with explicit treatment of statutory drafting and interpretation issues
• goes beyond the traditional focus on the judiciary to also examine the role of the legislature and the executive in defining offenses
• clear, direct text introduces statutes, cases, and problems
• the materials support a wide array of teaching techniques to address varied student learning styles
• within each section, the authors introduce the basics and then the materials grow progressively more challenging
• includes both modern and classic criminal cases
• includes material on ethics and highlights criminal law perspectives