Charles P. Nemeth has spent the vast majority of his professional life in the study and practice of law and justice. He is a recognized expert on professional ethics and the justice system, private-sector justice, and jurisprudence. Presently, Dr. Nemeth is professor and Director of the Criminal Justice Program—and Director of the Center for Criminal Justice, Law, and Ethics—at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Prior to this, he was chair and professor of the Security, Fire, and Emergency Management Program and Director of the Center of Private Security and Safety at John Jay College in New York City, where he has been named professor emeritus. He is a prolific writer, having published numerous texts and articles on law and justice throughout his impressive career. His text, Private Security and the Law, 5th Edition (CRC Press, 2018) is considered the foremost treatise on the subject matter. His private security expertise is further buttressed by: Private Security and Investigative Process, 4th Edition (CRC Press, 2019); Private Security: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition (CRC Press, 2022), and Criminal Law, 3rd Edition (Routledge, 2022). In the area of Homeland Security, he has published Introduction to Homeland Security: Practices and Principles, 4th Edition (CRC Press, 2021). He has also served as Chief Editor to a peer-reviewed journal "The Homeland Security Review" and presently serves as editor to a new production "Natural Law and Justice." Dr. Nemeth has been an educator for more than 45 years. He holds memberships in the New York, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania Bars.

• Chapter 1: The Foundation and Heritage of Criminal LawChapter 2: Definitions of CrimeChapter 3: Actus Reus and Mens ReaChapter 4: Crimes against the Person: HomicideChapter 5: Crimes against the Person: Assault and Other OffensesChapter 6: Sexual Offenses against the PersonChapter 7: Crimes against PropertyChapter 8: Crimes against HabitationChapter 9: Offenses Contrary to the Public MoralityChapter 10: Inchoate OffensesChapter 11: Criminal Defenses

Charles P. Nemeth has spent the vast majority of his professional life in the study and practice of law and justice. He is a recognized expert on professional ethics and the justice system, private-sector justice, and jurisprudence. Presently, Dr. Nemeth is professor and Director of the Criminal Justice Program—and Director of the Center for Criminal Justice, Law, and Ethics—at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Prior to this, he was chair and professor of the Security, Fire, and Emergency Management Program and Director of the Center of Private Security and Safety at John Jay College in New York City, where he has been named professor emeritus. He is a prolific writer, having published numerous texts and articles on law and justice throughout his impressive career. His text, Private Security and the Law, 5th Edition (CRC Press, 2018) is considered the foremost treatise on the subject matter. His private security expertise is further buttressed by: Private Security and Investigative Process, 4th Edition (CRC Press, 2019); Private Security: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition (CRC Press, 2022), and Criminal Law, 3rd Edition (Routledge, 2022). In the area of Homeland Security, he has published Introduction to Homeland Security: Practices and Principles, 4th Edition (CRC Press, 2021). He has also served as Chief Editor to a peer-reviewed journal "The Homeland Security Review" and presently serves as editor to a new production "Natural Law and Justice." Dr. Nemeth has been an educator for more than 45 years. He holds memberships in the New York, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania Bars.

• Chapter 1: The Foundation and Heritage of Criminal LawChapter 2: Definitions of CrimeChapter 3: Actus Reus and Mens ReaChapter 4: Crimes against the Person: HomicideChapter 5: Crimes against the Person: Assault and Other OffensesChapter 6: Sexual Offenses against the PersonChapter 7: Crimes against PropertyChapter 8: Crimes against HabitationChapter 9: Offenses Contrary to the Public MoralityChapter 10: Inchoate OffensesChapter 11: Criminal Defenses

Charles P. Nemeth has spent the vast majority of his professional life in the study and practice of law and justice. He is a recognized expert on professional ethics and the justice system, private-sector justice, and jurisprudence. Presently, Dr. Nemeth is professor and Director of the Criminal Justice Program—and Director of the Center for Criminal Justice, Law, and Ethics—at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Prior to this, he was chair and professor of the Security, Fire, and Emergency Management Program and Director of the Center of Private Security and Safety at John Jay College in New York City, where he has been named professor emeritus. He is a prolific writer, having published numerous texts and articles on law and justice throughout his impressive career. His text, Private Security and the Law, 5th Edition (CRC Press, 2018) is considered the foremost treatise on the subject matter. His private security expertise is further buttressed by: Private Security and Investigative Process, 4th Edition (CRC Press, 2019); Private Security: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition (CRC Press, 2022), and Criminal Law, 3rd Edition (Routledge, 2022). In the area of Homeland Security, he has published Introduction to Homeland Security: Practices and Principles, 4th Edition (CRC Press, 2021). He has also served as Chief Editor to a peer-reviewed journal "The Homeland Security Review" and presently serves as editor to a new production "Natural Law and Justice." Dr. Nemeth has been an educator for more than 45 years. He holds memberships in the New York, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania Bars.

• Chapter 1: The Foundation and Heritage of Criminal LawChapter 2: Definitions of CrimeChapter 3: Actus Reus and Mens ReaChapter 4: Crimes against the Person: HomicideChapter 5: Crimes against the Person: Assault and Other OffensesChapter 6: Sexual Offenses against the PersonChapter 7: Crimes against PropertyChapter 8: Crimes against HabitationChapter 9: Offenses Contrary to the Public MoralityChapter 10: Inchoate OffensesChapter 11: Criminal Defenses