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Criminal Law Case Studies
This title makes complex criminal law issues more accessible to students by examining the facts of real-life case studies. The new edition continues the practice of providing case facts along with all relevant accompanying material. Included in the text are details regarding the offender’s background, the nature of the offense, all relevant facts of the case, photographs of the people and locations of the offense, and the texts of both then-governing and current statutes. This approach encourages analysis about what the law is and should be, and the aftermath of each case encourages discussion about what actually happened to the defendant and why.
Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: Coursebook
Publication Date: 06/26/2024
Paul H. Robinson, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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A little more than half of the cases had statutes that had to be updated or had enacted new statutes relevant to the case facts. Throughout the country many jurisdictions are working towards more careful language, gender neutral construction, and socially inclusive terminology. The new edition includes a large number of these types of updates. For example, domestic violence statutes have been broadened in several jurisdictions to include any intimate partner instead of being limited to a spouse. Another area that might be of interest to professors is jurisdictions that have large and complex codes, such as California and New York, just keep adding new statutes compounding the problems in their codes. But, other jurisdictions, such as North Dakota, appear to be making changes that both reflect changing social norms and finding ways to make their code even more accessible.
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