Mapping American Criminal Law

Variations across the 50 States

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

Containing 40 visually coded maps of the fifty states, this book offers an unprecedented look at America's diverse legal landscape.This first-of-its-kind volume sketches the diversity implicit in United States criminal law doctrine through its examination of a range of criminal laws pertaining to murder, sexual assault, drug offenses, the insanity defense, and more and the way in which different states deal with those issues. In addition to providing insights into the most widely invoked standards in criminal law, it raises awareness of the enormous discrepancies among the criminal laws of states, documenting them using dozens of visually coded maps that showcase geographic, political, and socioeconomic differences to explain patterns of agreement and disagreement. Mapping American Criminal Law: Variations Across the 50 States is for political scientists, criminologists, sociologists, legal scholars, policy advisors, legislators, lawyers, judges, and scholars and students of these fields. In addition, each chapter is highly accessible to laypersons and includes an explanation of the subject matter as well as explanations of the various approaches to criminal law taken by states.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-06-15
Mått:164 x 238 x 26 mm
Vikt:680 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781440860126

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Mer om författaren

Paul H. Robinson is the Colin S. Diver Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and one of the world's leading criminal law scholars.Tyler Scot Williams is an associate at a large law firm in Washington DC. He holds a juris doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and masters degrees in philosophy, medical ethics, and theology.

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What Robinson and Williams do especially well is provide a balance between the theoretical foundation necessary to best understand criminal law and numerous examples of how each issue is worthy of further study. For those interested in understanding criminal law and beyond, this book is invaluable. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart One Preliminary Issues: Punishment Theory and LegalityChapter 1 Distributive Principles of Criminal LawChapter 2 Habitual Offender StatutesChapter 3 Death PenaltyChapter 4 Legality RequirementPart Two HomicideChapter 5 Provocation/Extreme Emotional DisturbanceChapter 6 Felony MurderChapter 7 CausationPart Three Liability DoctrinesChapter 8 Transferred IntentChapter 9 Consent to InjuryChapter 10 Mental Illness and CulpabilityChapter 11 AttemptChapter 12 ComplicityChapter 13 Complicity Liability of CoconspiratorsPart Four Justification DefensesChapter 14 Lesser Evils/Necessity DefenseChapter 15 Self-DefenseChapter 16 Law Enforcement AuthorityPart Five Excuse DefensesChapter 17 Insanity DefenseChapter 18 Immaturity DefensePart Six Nonexculpatory DefensesChapter 19 Statute of LimitationsChapter 20 Exclusionary RuleChapter 21 Entrapment DefensePart Seven Offenses against the Person and PropertyChapter 22 Criminalizing Risk CreationChapter 23 Statutory RapeChapter 24 Domestic ViolenceChapter 25 Stalking and HarassmentChapter 26 Child NeglectChapter 27 Deceptive Business PracticesChapter 28 ExtortionPart Eight Public Order and Decency OffensesChapter 29 AdulteryChapter 30 Criminal ObscenityChapter 31 Child PornographyPart Nine Offenses against the CommunityChapter 32 Drug OffensesChapter 33 Firearms Possession OffensesChapter 34 Predatory PricingChapter 35 Organized CrimeChapter 36 Fixing Sporting EventsPart Ten Procedural IssuesChapter 37 ExtraditionChapter 38 JurisdictionIndex

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