TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dressler, Joshua,
TI  - Understanding criminal law / 
SN  - 08205750272 (soft cover)
U1  - 345.73 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - New York
PB  - Lexis Pub
KW  - Criminal law
KW  - United States
N1  - Includes index; Criminal law: an overview -- Principles of criminal punishment -- Sources of the criminal law -- Constitutional limits on the criminal law -- Legality -- Proportionality -- Burdens of proof -- Presumptions -- Actus reus -- Mens rea -- Strict liability -- Mistakes of fact -- Mistakes of law -- Causation -- Concurrence of elements -- Defenses: an overview -- Justifications and excuses -- Self-defense -- Defense of others -- Defense of property and habitation -- Law enforcement -- Necessity -- Duress -- Intoxication -- Insanity -- Diminished capacity -- Attempt -- Solicitation -- Conspiracy -- Liability for the acts of others: complicity -- Criminal homicide -- Theft -- Rape
ER  -