Criminal Law Perspectives: From Principles to Practice

Criminal Law Perspectives: From Principles to Practice
by: John Anderson(Author),Brendon Murphy(Author),Ben Livings(Author),Wendy Kukulies-Smith(Author),Natalia Antolak-Saper(Author),Shireen Daft(Author)&4more
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 3 Dec. 2020
Language: English
Print Length: 914 pages
ISBN-10: 1108868207
ISBN-13: 9781108868204
Book Description
Criminal Law Perspectives: From Principles to Practice is an engaging introduction to the criminal law in New South Wales, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and the Commonwealth Criminal Code. It takes a comparative approach to the law in these jurisdictions, focusing on prevalent summary offences, substantive federal offences and criminal procedure. Complex concepts are explained and contextualised by linking them to practical applications. Each chapter is supported by tools for self-assessment: review questions; case boxes summarising and extracting key historical and contemporary cases; and longer, narrative end-of-chapter problems that promote student engagement and help students develop problem-solving skills and independent thinking. Criminal Law Perspectives explores the development of criminal law principles in Australia, and provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of criminal law for students studying in the area for the first time.