{"product_id":"robinson-criminallaw3","title":"Aspen Treatise for Criminal Law, Third Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eClear, rigorous, and thoughtfully organized, \u003cb\u003eCriminal Law, Third Edition\u003c\/b\u003e delivers a comprehensive introduction to the doctrines and principles of modern American criminal law. While written for law students and teachers, it also provides a valuable resource for judges, practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and all those seeking a deeper understanding of how criminal law addresses blameworthiness and punishment. \u003cb\u003ePaul H. Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e provides an authoritative perspective on the field from decades spent as one of the world’s leading experts on criminal law, while new co-author \u003cb\u003eJeffrey C. Seaman\u003c\/b\u003e adds a fresh perspective grounded in contemporary debates over criminal law and policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Third Edition reflects significant recent developments in American criminal law, integrating new case law, statutory reforms, and evolving scholarly debates, all while retaining the tried-and-true, student-friendly presentation format that has made the treatise a standard text in teaching criminal law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew to the Third Edition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Brand-New Part VII\u003c\/b\u003e that introduces and examines key criminal justice issues, including mass incarceration and decarceration, capital punishment, underenforcement of crime, and racial, socioeconomic, and gender-based disparities within the system \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Thoroughly Revised Discussion of Sex Offenses\u003c\/b\u003e, offering in-depth coverage of the 2022 revision to Model Penal Code Article 213, along with analysis of current legal debates and emerging trends in this area \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Expanded Analysis of Distributive Principles\u003c\/b\u003e presenting a wider spectrum of perspectives and sources on the purposes and justifications of punishment, and exploring new approaches to reducing tensions among competing distributive theories \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNew Topics, Perspectives, and Sources Throughout\u003c\/b\u003e, including renewed attention to excuse and mitigation doctrines, recent changes in self-defense law, trends toward decriminalization, and the potential impact of emerging technologies on punishment \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessors and students will benefit from:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis accessible and engaging introduction to \u003cb\u003eCriminal Law\u003c\/b\u003e offers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eClear and accessible explanations of criminal law rules\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive account of the Model Penal Code’s approach to the full range of criminal law doctrines and offenses\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStudent-friendly hypotheticals and margin headings to guide understanding of even complex criminal law topics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA logical seven-part organization\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I. Introduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II. General Principles in the Definition of Offenses \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III. Principles of Imputation \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart IV. General Defenses \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart V. Inchoate Liability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part VI. Specific Offenses \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart VII. Current Criminal Justice Topics \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngaging and analytically precise, this edition equips readers with both the foundational framework and the contemporary perspective necessary to understand criminal law today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aspen Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Print","offer_id":49256648212760,"sku":"9798894100746","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":49257124692248,"sku":"9798894100753","price":111.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":51725649019160,"sku":"9798899641763","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook + Audiobook","offer_id":51725649051928,"sku":"9798899641770","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/3566\/4408\/files\/o_c5ef4091-3b21-418d-8d63-a196c370a612.jpg?v=1781069981","url":"https:\/\/aspenpublishing.com\/products\/robinson-criminallaw3","provider":"Aspen Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}