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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| About the Author | |
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| The Nature and History of Criminal Law | |
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| Introduction What is Criminal Law? | |
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| Types of Crime | |
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| Types of Law | |
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| The Purpose of Law Moral Enterprise | |
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| The Role of Criminal Law | |
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| The Rule of Law Historical Sources of Todays Law Natural Law Early Codes Common Law The U.S | |
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| Constitution | |
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| The Federal System | |
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| The Model Penal Code Summary Questions for Discussion Legal Resources on the World Wide Web Suggested Readings and Classic Works | |
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| How to Brief a Case | |
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| Criminal Liability and the Essence of Crime | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Adversarial System Standards and Proof Criminal Liability | |
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| The Legal Essence of Criminal Conduct | |
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| The Criminal Act State of Mind Concurrence Summary Questions of Discussion Legal Resources of the World Wide Web Suggested Readings and Classic Works Capstone Cases | |
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| Expanding the Concept of Crime | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Corpus Delicti Additional Elements of Crime Causation Resulting Harm | |
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| The Principle of Legality Necessary Attendant Circumstances Summary Questions for Discussion | |
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| Legal Resources for the World Wide Web Suggested Readings and Classic Works Capstone Cases | |
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| Extending Criminal Liability: Inchoate Offenses and Parties of Crime | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Criminal Attempt | |
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| The Act Requirement Preparation | |
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| Defenses Completed Offense Punishment Criminal Conspiracy Doctrine of Complicity Elements of the Crime Plurality | |
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| Requirement Required Intent Parties of Conspiracy Duration of Conspiracy Criminal | |
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| Solicitation Parties of Crime | |
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| Relationship of Complicity | |
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| Accomplice Liability Accessory | |
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| The Criminal Liability of Corporations Vicarious Liability | |
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| Summary Questions for Discussion Legal | |
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| Resources on the World Wide | |
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| Web Suggested Readings and Classic Works Capstone Cases | |
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| Justifications as Defenses | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Types of Defenses | |
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| The Nature of Defense Justification as a Defense | |
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| Necessity Self-Defense Defense of Others Defense of Home and Property | |
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| Resisting Unlawful Arrest Consent Summary Questions for Discussion Legal | |
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| Research on the World Wide Web Suggested Readings and Classic Works Capstone Cases | |
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| Excuses as Defenses | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Nature of Excuses Categories of Excuses Duress | |
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| Intoxication Mistake Age Entrapment Syndrome-Based Defense | |
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| Enhancements Summary Questions for Discussion | |
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| Legal Resources on the World Wide Web Suggested Readings and Classic Works Capstone Cases | |
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| The Defense of Insanity | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Competency to Stand Trial Purpose of the Insanity Defense | |
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| The Insanity Defense A Common Misunderstanding What is Insanity? | |
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| History of the Insanity Defense | |
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| The MNaughten Rule Knowing Right from Wrong Control Rules | |
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| The Irresistible Impulse Test | |
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| The Durham Rule Crime as a Product of Mental Disease | |
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| The ALI Test Substantial Capacity Guilty by Mentally Ill (GBMI) | |
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| The Doctrine of Settled Insanity | |
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| Diminished Capacity How Widely Used is the Insanity Defense? | |
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| Consequences of an Insanity Finding Abolishing the Insanity Defense | |
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| Summary Questions for Discussion | |
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| Legal and Social Dimensions of Personal Crime: Homicide | |