New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice : A Practical Manual (Trade Version)

by Del Vecchio, Kenneth

• ISBN13: 9780131122246
• ISBN10: 013112224X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

For Criminal Justice and Criminal Law courses at the undergraduate or graduate level; also for any Police Academy classes. Written by an accomplished criminal attorney and critically acclaimed filmmaker, this one-of-a-kind text explains all the criminal statutes that define crimes, disorderly persons offenses, and petty disorderly persons offenses. It undertakes the monumental task of deciphering and explaining what the criminal statutes mean, showing how to interpret them for police officers, students, lawyers and judges, and generally making the criminal codebook a more interesting and meaningful tool.

Author Biography

Kenneth Del Vecchio currently serves as the Prosecutor for the Borough of Hawthorne.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	viii
About the Author	ix
Subtitle 1. General Provisions
Preliminary	1	(15)
General Principles of Liability	16	(12)
General Principles of Justification	28	(11)
Responsibility	39	(6)
Inchoate Crimes	45	(9)
Bail	54	(1)
Registration and Notification of Release of Certain Offenders	55	(11)
Subtitle 2. Definition of Specific Offenses
Part 1. Offenses Involving Danger to the Person
Criminal Homicide	66	(15)
Assault; Reckless Endangering; Threats	81	(18)
Kidnapping and Related Offenses: Coercion	99	(11)
Sexual Offenses	110	(9)
Robbery	119	(4)
Bias Crimes	123	(3)
Part 2. Offenses Against Property
Arson, Criminal Mischief, and Other Property Destruction	126	(10)
Burglary and Other Criminal Intrusion	136	(7)
Theft and Related Offenses	143	(30)
Forgery and Fraudulent Practices	173	(52)
Disturbing Human Remains	225	(2)
Part 3. Offenses Against Others
Offenses Against the Family, Children, and Incompetents	227	(8)
Domestic Violence	235	(17)
Part 4. Offenses Against Public Administration
Bribery and Corrupt Influence	252	(8)
Perjury and Other Falsification in Official Matters	260	(9)
Obstructing Governmental Operations: Escapes	269	(17)
Misconduct in Office; Abuse of Office	286	(6)
Part 5. Offenses Against Public Order, Health, and Decency
Riot, Disorderly Conduct, and Related Offenses	292	(25)
Public Indecency	317	(12)
Controlled Dangerous Substances	329	(46)
Anti-Drug Profiteering	375	(5)
Drug Dealer Liability	380	(6)
Drug Paraphernalia	386	(5)
Conditional Discharge for Certain First Offenders	391	(2)
Gambling Offenses	393	(10)
Terrorism	403	(11)
Firearms, Other Dangerous Weapons, and Instruments of Crime	414	(28)
Other Offenses Relating to Public Safety	442	(9)
Miscellaneous	451	(4)
Part 6. Offenses Involving Organized Crime Activities
Racketeering	455	(9)
Subtitle 3. Sentencing
Authorized Disposition of Offenders	464	(23)
Authority of Court in Sentencing	487	(11)
Suspension of Sentence; Probation	498	(3)
Fines and Restitutions	501	(7)
Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center	508	(8)
Criminal Disposition Commission	516	(2)
Capital Punishment	518	(4)
Loss and Restoration of Rights Incident to Conviction of an Offense	522	(4)
Expungement of Records	526	(9)
Licensing and Other Provisions Relating to Firearms	535	(20)
Willful Nonsupport	555	(2)
Forfeiture	557	(4)
Disposition of Stolen Property and Documentary Exhibits	561	(2)
Deposited Funds	563	(3)
Repealers, Allocations, and Effective Date	566	(7)
Material Witnesses	573	(4)
Index	577

Excerpts

New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice: A Practical Guideserves as a comprehensive and detailed work to assist those who are attempting to understand and apply New Jersey's criminal statutes. This codebook is written to decipher and explain the statutes for police officers charging under them, to educate police academy trainees and other students studying law, to interpret the statutes' meanings for lawyers and judges, and to generally make the criminal codebook a more interesting and educational tool. This book contains, in complete verbatim text, every statute found in Title 2C, New Jersey's code of criminal justice and every statute found in Title 39, New Jersey's motor vehicle statutes. Preceding each statutory chapter or group of chapters, in Title 2C, is a fictional fact pattern. The characters and incidents portrayed and the names herein are fictitious, and any similarity to the name, character, or history of any persons or entity is entirely coincidental and unintentional. Following each statute that defines a crime, disorderly persons offense and petty disorderly persons offense, is a practical application section. These sections draw on the fact patterns to explain the statutes. Readers can utilize the fact patterns and practical applications to understand the language of the statutes and, thereafter, determine how to appropriately charge pursuant to them. AlthoughNew Jersey Code of Criminal Justice: A Practical Guideprimarily tackles the substantive statutes defining crimes, disorderly persons offenses, and petty disorderly persons offenses, it also explains many of the other related statutes, such as defenses and general provisions. Statutory language defining the offenses, the elements pertaining to them, and the differences among the offenses are addressed in detail. In total, every statute that defines a crime, disorderly persons offense, and petty disorderly persons offense has a practical application section that explains it. Several other statutes are afforded practical application sections as well. Sentencing and motor vehicle statutes are not the focus of this book; therefore, practical application sections are not provided for these statutes. This codebook is practical and necessary for police officers, who are presented daily with real-life criminal circumstances and need to know how to correctly charge pursuant to each peculiar and unique situation. It is equally important for trainees at the academies who must learn the criminal laws of New Jersey and be able to apply them once they graduate and "hit the streets." Similarly, it is a valuable tool for other students studying law, and even for lawyers and judges, who are looking for mechanisms to better understand the often confusing and convoluted statutory language.