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Frank R. Strong Chair in Law
Moritz College of Law
The Ohio State University
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Cases and Materials on Criminal Law, 5th Edition
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This popular casebook provides a wonderful balance between doctrine and penal and moral theory, and coverage of the common law, Model Penal Code (MPC), and modern non-MPC statutes.
Professor Joshua Dressler, one of the nation's foremost scholars and respected teachers in criminal law, has prepared a casebook that users report engages their students through his selection of interesting and controversial cases, thought-provoking Notes and Questions following each case which trigger better class discussion, and his use of non-traditional materials (including excerpts from literature, song lyrics, and even student-written limericks) to provoke student discussion. And, previous adopters of the casebook are unanimous in their appreciation of the user-friendly Teacher's Manual, which provides suggestions on how to cover the cases, little "tricks of the trade" that have worked well in the past, and suggested answers to nearly all of the Notes and Questions in the casebook.
The casebook covers all of the traditional topics typically taught in Criminal Law (e.g., theories of punishment; legality; proportionality; statutory interpretation; actus reus; mens rea; strict liability; mistake; causation; inchoate liability; accomplice liability, the major criminal law defenses; and extensive coverage of criminal homicide, rape, and the theft offenses). As well, Professor Dressler includes discussion of many of the most controversial issues in the criminal law today (e.g., the death penalty; battered-woman self-defense; controversies in rape law; euthanasia), as well as the new take on old issues (e.g., police efforts to ensnare pedophiles through Internet chat rooms).
In short, this is a casebook that works exceptionally well in the classroom and keeps students engaged in the subject.
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Black Letter Outline on Criminal Law
 Black Letter on Criminal Law covers the subject of Criminal Law with attention to the issues most often covered in most professors' Criminal Law classes.
It is an excellent companion to Dressler's well-respected and popular casebook, Cases and Materials on Criminal Law (now in its third edition), also published by West, but will work seamlessly with all the other major criminal law casebooks.
The general part of the criminal law-the elements of offenses, defenses to crimes, inchoate conduct, and complicity-are covered in doctrinal and theoretical depth, with separate attention to both the common law and Model Penal Code.
The major crimes (murder, manslaughter, rape and related sexual offenses, and the theft crimes) are also fully developed.
Black Letter on Criminal Law is also designed with features that will be especially useful for first-year students.
At the beginning and often within each Part of the Black Letter, Professor Dressler conducts "Conversations with Students" in which he talks to student-readers in an informal way, much as a professor might do at the beginning of a class, to better prepare students for what follows.
Second, near the beginning of the Black Letter, Professor Dressler brings his personal experiences as a student and his nearly thirty years in law teaching and examination-grading to bear on examination-taking, by clearly and, at times humorously, discussing the "Do's and Don'ts in Essay Examination-Taking."
Of course, as with all Black Letters, he provides examination and study questions-multiple choice, short answer, and essay-with accompanying answers.
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Sum and Substance Audio Set on Criminal Procedure, 5th Ed.
 Introduces the Fourth Amendment and discusses retroactivity, harmless error, and incorporation. Includes an issue checklist and examines the Katz "Search" Doctrine. Analyzes various surveillance and search methods. Covers the Exclusionary Rule, entrapment, interrogations, pretrial procedures, trial, and the right to counsel.
Sum & Substance Audio CD Series allows you to assimilate the essentials of the course at your convenience - listen while working, commuting, exercising or just relaxing. The information and ideas you struggled with previously are now brought to life simply and succinctly. The CD provides Quick Reference Indexing, allowing you to quickly locate every topic in the entire recording. Also provided are exam tips to maximize your performance and Lifetime guarantee. These CD's are time saving, convenient and effective.
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Sum and Substance Audio Set on Criminal Law, 5th Ed.
 This audio CD overviews the sources and nature of criminal law. Examines the theories of punishment, actus reus, mens rea, mistake of fact, and actual and proximate causation. Also addresses various defenses and criminal acts.
Sum & Substance Audio CD Series allows you to assimilate the essentials of the course at your convenience - listen while working, commuting, exercising or just relaxing. The information and ideas you struggled with previously are now brought to life simply and succinctly. The CD provides Quick Reference Indexing, allowing you to quickly locate every topic in the entire recording. Also provided are exam tips to maximize your performance and Lifetime guarantee. These CD's are time saving, convenient and effective.
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