Criminal Law: Cases and Materials, Seventh Edition - John Kaplan

Criminal Law: Cases and Materials has long been respected for its distinguished authorship. The late John Kaplan's extraordinary work continues with the scholarship of Robert Weisberg and Guyora Binder. Their renowned interdisciplinary approach fuels class discussion as it enriches study. Logically organized into six categories, the text addresses the purposes and limits of punishment and considers the meaning and types of crime. Well-edited cases, interesting materials, and clear notes combine with cutting-edge issues and important social questions, such as who and why we punish. Especially strong are the discussions on the death penalty, rape, and other forms of sexual assault as well as sentencing proportionality, possession crimes, and felony murder.
The Seventh Edition features updated material and cases throughout the text.

Hallmark features:

Strong authorship

o The late John Kaplan, a storied teacher and scholar

o Weisberg and Binder, noted scholars in criminal law

Interdisciplinary approach

o fuels class discussion

o enriches study

Well-edited cases, interesting materials, and clear notes

Logical organization

o six categories

o address the purposes and limits of punishment

o cover the meaning and types of crime

Cutting-edge issues of the law and important social questions , such as who and why we punish

Strong coverage of the death penalty, rape, and other forms of sexual assault