Basic Criminal Law: The Constitution, Procedure, and Crimes

by Anniken U. Davenport

KEY BENEFIT : This book guides readers through three basic aspects of criminal the history of criminal law, the crimes themselves, and specific legal procedures. Offering a new organization, it presents crimes first and then procedures and highlights current events and caselaw throughout. KEY TOPICS : This edition features a new integrative case study, new You Make the Call exercises, and original source material to support classroom discussion and debate. By addressing the fundamentals of criminal law history, the Constitution, and even how media coverage impacts criminal proceedings, students can begin to explore the law in their jurisdiction and build upon the fundamental knowledge this book delivers. For paralegals, legal assistants, and individuals interested in a career in corrections or law enforcement.

561 pages, Paperback

First published April 19, 2008

About the author

Anniken Davenport writes from Savannah, Georgia and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A freelance journalist specializing in legal topics, she has a knack for turning dense legal materials into readable prose. She holds a dual concentration fiction and nonfiction MA in writing from Johns Hopkins and a JD from Penn State.

She has written for numerous publishers and publications, producing weekly and monthly newsletters, manuals and books. She teaches business law online to undergraduates and is the author of a popular paralegal textbook on criminal law. Davenport also conducts frequent webinars on human resource topics.

For a short time, she occupied Flannery O'Connor's Savannah basement - until asthma forced her out. Born in Oslo post-war, she was raised on stories of the Nazi occupation and remains fascinated by Edvard Munch paintings. She also co-founded e-publisher Valhalla Press and edits the literary journal Ragnarok.

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Reviews

[Shane Moore]

A clear and well-written textbook that covers the essential material and includes great examples. Great care was obviously taken to keep the material up-to-date and to use topical cases from the headlines to illustrate principles, considerably more so than in similar textbooks that I have been assigned for other courses.

[Paige]

i think this is the first textbook i have read fully!