Criminal Law
Criminal Law by Joycelyn M. Pollock, published by Routledge on October 16, 2015, is an authoritative introduction to criminal law tailored for criminal justice students. This eleventh edition combines the strengths of both a casebook and a textbook, making it suitable for use in community colleges and four-year college programs. The book provides a comprehensive overview of substantive criminal law, detailing its principles, sources, distinctions, and limitations, while clearly explaining the definitions and elements of crimes.
Readers will find that each chapter is designed to enhance understanding, featuring chapter outlines, key terms, and learning objectives. The text includes Legal News boxes that highlight current issues in criminal law, as well as Quick Checks that prompt readers to engage with the material. Additionally, the book offers unique Exploring Case Law boxes to assist in navigating the accompanying cases available on the book’s website. With a total of 548 pages, this edition serves as a valuable resource for students studying law, criminology, and social science.
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Criminal Law, Eleventh Edition, a classic introduction to criminal law for criminal justice students, combines the best features of a casebook and a textbook. Its success over numerous editions, both at community colleges as well as in four-year college criminal justice programs, is proof this text works as an authoritative source on criminal law as well as a teaching text that communicates with students. The book covers substantive criminal law and explores its principles, sources, distinctions, and limitations. Definitions and elements of crimes are explained, and defenses to crimes are thoroughly analyzed. Each chapter offers guidance to help students understand what is important, including chapter outlines, key terms, learning objectives, Legal News boxes that highlight current criminal law issues, and Quick Checks that cue the reader to stop and answer a question or two concerning the material just covered. Unique Exploring Case Law boxes offer guidance in using the accompanying cases, which are provided on the book’s website. A robust collection of instructor support materials addresses teaching and learning issues
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