Criminal Law for Police Officers (8th Edition) - Hardcover

Neil E. Chamelin

9780130941015: Criminal Law for Police Officers (8th Edition)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130941018 ISBN 13: 9780130941015

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2002

This book presents a general approach to substantive criminal law focusing on legal principles in plain English without the use of legalese and footnotes. Thought-provoking questions reinforce reader comprehension and increase reader interest. The volume discusses the historical background and fundamentals of criminal law, jurisdiction, the criminal act, the mental element, criminal responsibility, specific crimes including assault, homicide, sex offenses, theft and robbery, forgery, false imprisonment, as well as crimes involving narcotic drugs and alcoholic beverages, extortion, blackmail, and bribery, offenses by and against juveniles and organized, white collar and commercial crimes. For law enforcement professionals.

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From the Publisher:

This text presents basic principles of criminal law through the use of actual court cases -- including documented criminal appeals decisions.

From the Back Cover:

The eighth 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.

New to this Edition:

Materials have been updated.
Comprehensive discussions on crimes include assaults, homicide, sex offenses, theft, robbery, burglary, arson, forgery, kidnapping, drug offenses, alcohol-related crimes, traffic offenses, and many more.
An entire chapter on offenses by and against juveniles.
Key words and phrases at the beginnings of each chapter, glossaries and thought provoking discussion questions at the end of each chapter.
Discussion of contemporary issues including carjacking, computer crimes, environmental crimes, stalking, hate crimes, RICO, and contraband forfeiture.
Humorous stories used to illustrate and enliven the materials.

Some limited free web sites for legal research are included in the reference sections at the end of chapters. Many examples are used to illustrate points (the majority of which) are taken from actual cases.

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