Criminal Law

by Heaton, Russell; de Than, Claire

• ISBN13: 9780199234127
• ISBN10: 0199234124
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-07
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Criminal Law introduces undergraduates to the principles of criminal law through a fresh and engaging approach. With a reputation for providing a readable and most importantly an understandable account of the law relating to criminal offenses, this book allows the reader to develop a full appreciation of the principles that exist within criminal law whilst highlighting and reinforcing key areas for debate. With a user-friendly structure and style of writing, the book thoroughly covers all the main topics of criminal law courses in an accessible way. The use of running examples in each chapter provide scenarios to help clarify points of law and aid understanding. Online Resource Centre The accompanying Online Resource Centre provides a whole host of additional materials to allow the reader to engage and test their knowledge across the topic areas, including: 'Hot 100 cases' which offers summaries of key criminal law cases; a test bank of 300 MCQ's; a common errors and misconceptions section helps you to avoid the pitfalls, whilst regular updates ensure that you are able to keep pace with legal developments.

Author Biography

Russell Heaton was formerly a principal lecturer at Nottingham Trent University. He taught criminal law and employment law. His research interests are in the field of criminal law, particularly theft and property offences.

Claire de Than is a Senior Lecturer at City University, where she is also Programme Director of the LLB. She teaches and researches in the field of criminal law and human rights law (domestic and international).