Criminal Law: Concepts and Practice

by Ellen S. Podgor, Peter J. Henning, Andrew E. Taslitz

This book is a leader in providing materials that match the “skills and values” theme emphasized in the MacCrate and Carnegie Reports. The forthcoming second edition will still include over fifty problems that allow the law professor to explore the practical impact of the theoretical concepts underlying criminal law. The new edition expands this orientation with several new problems, a new case study that examines issues from Jena Six, as well as new materials that recognize recent federal sentencing guideline changes. The book will retain its international and comparative notes with the addition of a problem that considers the increased influence of international matters. In keeping with the original theme of having a casebook with recent decisions, several new cases are inserted, with a few older ones removed. The authors plan to introduce with this casebook a website that will offer podcasts, syllabi, Powerpoints, and other teaching materials. In short, a text that is compact, student-friendly, flexible, both practical and theoretical, and hi-tech — all in one novel package, including a teachers' manual with answers to every problem.

Genres: Law

764 pages, Hardcover

First published December 30, 2008

Reviews

[Alex · Rating 1 out of 5]

Our class didn't finish this book and I didn't do some of the reading I was supposed to but I hate this book.

To be fair, I think it's just a basic law book but it was just so dry and the way it would give you 15 different state statutes to explain a crime was actually really confusing.

Side note: I met the author and she is really great and is probably an excellent professor.

[Angela Palmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Actually loved this casebook I hope my 2 friends on here enjoy me reviewing my textbooks it’s giving me a nice laugh

[Priscilla · Rating 3 out of 5]

i have read worse

[Ty Styrsky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Personally liked the textbook. Case excerpts perfectly covered the material without being too lengthy.

[KitKat821 · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the more practical case books I've had to use.