{"product_id":"9781454836070","title":"Jumpstart Criminal Law: Reading and Understanding Criminal Cases and Statutes","description":"\u003cb\u003eJumpstart Criminal Law \u003c\/b\u003eexplores the context in which criminal statutes are drafted and enacted and in which criminal trials and appeals take place by considering the relationship between state and federal criminal prosecutions and trials; the difference between criminal offenses and defenses in different jurisdictions; the steps in the criminal justice process; the separate roles of judge and jury in criminal cases, and their significance; \"element analysis\" in criminal cases and with criminal statutes; the nature of the different types of criminal law defenses; criminal defense ethics; how, when, and why conduct is criminalized; and the role of \"mens rea\" and \"actus reus\" in criminal law. Legal reasoning and the criminal justice process are taught through numerous judicial opinions with analysis, presented in a straightforward and informal writing style comprehensible without in-class explanation. Pedagogical features support learning, such as a chapter with a glossary of the terms, idioms, and procedures encountered in reading cases in criminal law. Many judicial opinions are illustrated by an artist-drawn \"cartoon\" The cases do not have complex fact patterns, but rather, are short and easy to read, and apply common rules and principles of law. Helpful exam prep combines examples of issue-spotting, essay, and multiple-choice questions with tips on how to carefully read criminal law exam questions.  \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eFeatures\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e explores the context in which criminal statutes are drafted and enacted and in which criminal trials and appeals take place \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e the relationship between state and federal criminal prosecutions and trials \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the difference between criminal offenses and defenses in different jurisdictions \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the steps in the criminal justice process \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the separate roles of judge and jury in criminal cases \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"element analysis\" in criminal cases and with criminal statutes \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the nature of various types of criminal law defenses \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e criminal defense ethics \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e how, when, and why conduct is criminalized \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the role of \"mens rea\" and \"actus reus\" in criminal law \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e legal reasoning and criminal justice process taught via judicial opinions with analysis \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e judicial opinions and analyses comprehensible without in-class explanation \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e straightforward and informal writing style \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e pedagogical features \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e glossary of terms, idioms, and procedures encountered in reading cases \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e line art: artist-drawn \"cartoons\" illustrate many judicial opinions \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e judicial opinions: short and easy to read, applying common rules of law \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e exam prep help \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e examples of issue-spotting, essay, and multiple-choice questions \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e tips on how to carefully read criminal law exam questions \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e ","brand":"Wolters Kluwer Law \u0026 Business","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140748329200,"sku":"9781454836070","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781454836070_p0.jpg?v=1763849156","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781454836070","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}