Criminal Law for the Criminal Justice Professional

Criminal Law for the Criminal Justice Professional PDF Author: Norman M. Garland
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
ISBN: 1260834808
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 511

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Book Description
"Criminal Law for the Criminal Justice Professional, fifth edition, presents a complete basic introduction to the substance of those rules and laws that comprise the fabric of he criminal justice system in the United States. This book, like the fourth edition, describes the structure of the system, the theories underlying criminal responsibility, and the lements of specific crimes. The general principles that motivate the lawmakers have not changed since the development of Anglo-American criminal law, although legislative etail and focus have varied"--