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Description
Concepts of Criminal Law
for California provides students with a working
knowledge of the elements of the most serious and most
frequently encountered California crimes. It examines
both the statutory components of these crimes and the
case law interpretations applied by the California
appellate courts. In addition, it provides guidance
for the reasonable and realistic enforcement of these
laws. This book is designed to be used as an all
inclusive semester course, introducing students to
both criminal and substantive law. This course also
provides students with an opportunity to apply the
knowledge acquired in that class, including their
ability to conduct basic legal research.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Origins and History of Criminal Law
Chapter 2 Introduction to Criminal Law
Chapter 3 The Criminal Act
Chapter 4 Attempt, Conspiracy, Solicitation and
Entrapment
Chapter 5 Parties to Crime and Vicarious Liability
Chapter 6 Mens Rea, Concurrence, Causation
Chapter 7 Defenses, Excuse, Justification, Insanity and
Entrapment
Chapter 8 Crimes Against Property
Chapter 9 Crimes Against Public Order and Morality
Chapter 10 Threats as Crimes
Chapter 11 Assualt and Battery
Chapter 12 Crimes of Restraint: Kidnapping and Unlawful
Imprisonment
Chapter 13 Sex Offenses
Chapter 14 Crimes Against Children
Chapter 15 Robbery
Chapter 16 Domestic Violence, Stalking and Elder Abuse
Chapter 17 Homicide and the Law
Chapter 18 Basic Legal Research |
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Supplemental
Material
- PowerPoint presentations for
each chapter.
- Test Bank with written
examinations provided for every chapter.
- Lesson Plan Development Guide
for instructor use.
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Author(s)
Rick Michelson, MA: Rick has 30 years of law
enforcement experience which includes holding rank as
a Sergeant with the San Diego Police Department, the
University of California police in San Diego, a
Lieutenant with California Polytechnic University,
Pomona police, and as "Interim" Chief with Grossmont
Community College’s police. He is currently a Reserve
Lieutenant with the San Diego County Sheriff's
Department in their Backgrounds Unit.
James Zuffoletto, J.D.: James Zuffoletto has
twenty-five years of law enforcement experience and is
a graduate of Western State University College of Law
(now Thomas Jefferson School of Law). He is currently
a reserve agent for the Chula Vista Police Department
assigned to investigation of child abuse, elder abuse,
domestic violence, and is a member of the San Diego
Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force.
He is an adjunct professor of law at Grossmont College
and law professor at the University of Phoenix. |
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