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The ninth edition of Criminal Law for Police Officers presents the historical concepts fundamental to understanding criminal law. The book is written in a non-legalese format, which makes it very student friendly. Areas covered include jurisdiction, matters of responsibility and accountability, and general principles about the criminal act. Book jacket.

For freshman/sophomore courses in criminal law. This text presents a general approach to substantive criminal law focusing on legal principles in plain English with... MORE

Preface

xiii

Historical Background of Criminal Law

(8)

The Nature of Law

(2)

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Crime Defined

(1)

Early Development of Criminal Law

(1)

Legal Systems and the Beginning of the Common Law

(1)

Common Law in the United States

(3)

Fundamentals of Criminal Law

(13)

Morality and the Law

(1)

Classification of Crimes

(3)

Enacting and Interpreting Statutes

(2)

Ex Post Facto Laws

(1)

Status of Municipal Ordinances

(2)

Corpus Delicti

(1)

Lesser and Greater Included Offenses

(3)

Jurisdiction

(15)

Introduction and Definition

(1)

Territorial Aspects of Jurisdiction

(3)

Jurisdiction over the Person

(1)

Jurisdiction over the Subject Matter

(1)

Juvenile Court Jurisdiction

(5)

Concurrent and Overlapping Jurisdiction

(2)

Venue and Its Relation to Jurisdiction

(2)

The Criminal Act

(24)

The Criminal Act in General

(1)

Possession as an Act

(2)

Procuring as an Act

(1)

Status as an Act

(1)

Methods Used to Commit the Act

(1)

Crime by Omission or Negative Act

(1)

Causation

(2)

Attempts

(5)

Assaults Distinguished from Attempts

(2)

Conspiracy

(2)

Solicitation

(1)

Parties to Crime: Participation

(4)

Vicarious Liability

(3)

The Mental Element

(11)

The Mental Element: General

(2)

Intent: Introductory Comments

(2)

Types of Intent

(1)

Recklessness

(1)

Negligence

(2)

The Mental Element in Mala Prohibita Offenses

(4)

Matters Affecting Criminal Responsibility

(38)

Introductory Comments

(1)

Insanity

(5)

Alibi

(1)

Intoxication

(2)

Diminished Capacity

(1)

Infancy

(1)

Immunity

(1)

Statutes of Limitations

(1)

Mistake of Fact

(1)

Mistake of Law

(2)

Entrapment

(2)

Consent

(1)

Duress

(2)

Necessity

(2)

Religious Belief

(1)

Custom

(1)

Victim's Guilt

(1)

Selective Enforcement

(2)

The Use of Force as a Defense

(8)

Double Jeopardy

104

(1)

Crimes Incidental to Each Other

105

(1)

Battered Person Syndrome as a Defense

106

(4)

Assault and Related Crimes

110

(14)

Assaults in General

110

(1)

Simple Assault

110

(3)

Assault and Battery (Battery)

113

(1)

Statutory Assaults

113

(1)

Domestic Violence

114

(2)

Child Abuse

116

(1)

Assaults on Schoolteachers

116

(1)

Mayhem

117

(1)

Stalking Crimes

117

(3)

Hate Crimes

120

(4)

Homicide

124

(21)

Homicide in General

124

(1)

Noncriminal Homicides

125

(1)

Criminal Homicides

126

(15)

Suicide

141

(1)

Assisted Suicide

142

(3)

Sex Offenses and Offenses to the Family Relationship

145

(24)

Introductory Comments

145

(1)

Forcible Rape

146

(7)

Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Battery

153

(1)

Statutory Rape

154

(2)

Seduction

156

(1)

Fornication and Adultery

156

(1)

Incest

157

(1)

Abortion

158

(2)

Sodomy

160

(1)

Indecent Exposure

161

(1)

Obscenity

161

(4)

Prostitution and Related Offenses

165

(1)

Bigamy and Polygamy

166

(1)

Child Molesting

166

(1)

Criminal Sexual Psychopath Laws

166

(1)

Additional Offenses to the Family Relationship

167

(2)

Theft

169

(28)

Theft in General

169

(2)

Larceny

171

(1)

Larceny in General

171

(6)

Degrees of Larceny

177

(1)

Shoplifting

178

(1)

Lost, Mislaid, and Abandoned Property

178

(2)

Embezzlement

180

(1)

Introductory Comments

180

(1)

Embezzlement Defined

180

(1)

Theft by Fraud

181

(1)

Introductory Comments

181

(1)

False Pretenses

182

(1)

Confidence Games: The Swindle

183

(1)

Larceny by Trick

184

(1)

Other Frauds

184

(1)

Receiving or Concealing Stolen Property

185

(1)

General Comments

185

(1)

Elements

186

(6)

Other Thefts

192

(1)

General Comments

192

(1)

Identity Theft

193

(4)

Robbery

197

(9)

Introductory Comments

197

(1)

Definition of Robbery

197

(1)

The Taking in Robbery

198

(3)

The Force or Threat of Force in Robbery

201

(2)

Modern Robbery: Statutory Modifications

203

(3)

Burglary and Related Offenses

206

(11)

Burglary Defined

206

(8)

Statutory Modifications

214

(3)

Arson

217

(7)

Arson in General

217

(1)

Willful and Malicious

217

(1)

Burning

218

(1)

Dwelling House

218

(1)

Of Another

219

(1)

Statutory Modifications of Arson

220

(1)

Burning with the Intent to Defraud an Insurer

221

(1)

Problems of Proving an Arson Case

222

(2)

Forgery and Related Offenses

224

(10)

General Comments

224

(1)

Forgery

224

(4)

Uttering a Forged Instrument

228

(2)

Making and Uttering Worthless Checks

230

(1)

Counterfeiting

231

(3)

False Imprisonment, Abduction, and Kidnapping

234

(11)

Introductory Comments

234

(1)

False Imprisonment

234

(4)

Abduction

238

(1)

Kidnapping

238

(7)

Crimes Involving Narcotic Drugs and Alcoholic Beverages

245

(10)

Narcotics Legislation: Introductory Comments

245

(2)

An Analysis of the Uniform Act

247

(1)

Acquisition, Possession, and Use of Narcotic Drugs

248

(3)

Crimes Involving the Use, Sale, and Manufacture of Alcoholic Beverages: Introductory Comments

251

(1)

Crimes Involving the Manufacture and Sale of Alcoholic Beverages

251

(1)

Public Drunkenness

252

(3)

Extortion, Blackmail, and Bribery

255

(6)

Introductory Comments

255

(1)

Extortion

255

(2)

Blackmail

257

(1)

Bribery

257

(1)

Other Crimes Chargeable against Public Officials

258

(3)

Traffic Offenses

261

(14)

Introductory Comments

261

(1)

Moving and Nonmoving Violations: Signs and Signals

262

(1)

Territorial Application of Traffic Laws

262

(1)

Who Must Obey Traffic Laws

263

(1)

Parking and Related Offenses

263

(1)

Speeding Offenses

264

(2)

Racing

266

(1)

Driving Under the Influence

267

(1)

Reckless Driving

268

(1)

Vehicular Homicide

269

(1)

Hit and Run

270

(1)

The Doctrine of Lesser Included Offenses and the Traffic Laws

270

(1)

Can There Be a Defense to These Mala Prohibita Offenses?

271

(1)

Criminal or Civil: Which?

272

(3)

Crimes Affecting Judicial Process

275

(15)

Introductory Comments

275

(1)

Perjury

275

(5)

Subornation of Perjury

280

(2)

Embracery

282

(1)

Escape, Rescue, and Breaking Prison

282

(4)

Obstructing Justice

286

(1)

Criminal Contempt

287

(3)

Crimes Against Public Order

290

(12)

Introductory Comments

290

(1)

Unlawful Assembly, Rout, and Riot

290

(1)

Affray

291

(1)

Breach of the Peace, Disturbing the Peace, Disorderly Conduct

292

(1)

Nuisance

293

(1)

Malicious Mischief, Malicious Destruction of Property, Vandalism

294

(1)

Trespass of Real Property

295

(1)

Vagrancy

296

(1)

False Public Alarms, Harassment, and Violation of Privacy

297

(1)

Gambling and Related Offenses

298

(4)

Organized, White Collar, and Commercial Crimes

302

(13)

Addressing Organized Crime

302

(1)

Organized Crime: The Threat to a Free Society

302

(2)

RICO

304

(1)

Extortionate Credit Transactions

304

(1)

Money Laundering

305

(1)

Mail and Wire Fraud

306

(1)

Addressing White Collar and Commercial Crime

307

(1)

Introduction

307

(1)

Tax Evasion

307

(1)

False Advertising

308

(1)

Securities Acts

308

(1)

Food and Drug Acts

308

(1)

Monopoly and Antitrust Laws

309

(1)

Computer Crimes

309

(2)

Environmental Crimes

311

(1)

Epilogue

311

(4)

Index

315

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