Understanding Criminal Law pdf

Joshua Dressler (Universidad de California, Los Ángeles, 1973) Profesor Universitario Distinguido. Es una de las máximas autoridades del país en materia de derecho penal y procesal penal. Su investigación reciente se centra en cuestiones jurídicas relativas a las mujeres maltratadas. Es coautor de Procedimiento penal: principios, políticas y perspectivas ahora en su tercera edición (West, 2006) y el único autor de Casos y materiales sobre derecho penal ahora en su cuarta edición (West, 2007). Ha escrito dos tratados jurídicos y una amplia gama de artículos académicos y capítulos de libros sobre diversos temas de derecho y procedimiento penal. Es el editor en jefe de la Enciclopedia de crimen y justicia de cuatro volúmenes, y el cofundador y coeditor del Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law.

Understanding Criminal Law pdf por Joshua Dressler

This comprehensive and clearly written Understanding treatise is frequently cited by scholars and courts in their analysis of substantive criminal law. Understanding Criminal Law is designed to be taught in conjunction with any casebook. The topics covered are those most often raised in criminal law casebooks, and coverage of these subjects is meant to complement professors' classroom discussions. The text focuses on the basic elements of, and defenses to, specific crimes such as homicide, rape, and theft, group criminality, and inchoate liability. Understanding Criminal Law also covers theories of punishment, sources of the criminal law, and overarching principles such as legality and proportionality. The common law is emphasized with extensive comparisons to the Model Penal Code and thoughtful examination of the underpinnings of the utilitarian philosophies of substantive criminal law. The text of Understanding Criminal Law encourages students to consider the approach these philosophies would take to a particular matter under discussion, thus providing an excellent learning tool for gaining a firm understanding of how our criminal justice system works.