Text, Cases and Materials on Criminal Law (2nd Edition)
Stuart MacdonaldSinopsis ebook
Text Cases and Materials on Criminal Law offers a thought provoking engaging and comprehensive account of criminal law and its underpinning principles and policies It includes a range of carefully selected extracts to help you get used to reading court judgments legislation official reports and academic writings Dedicated questions also help you to analyse each extract and develop your critical thinking skills A range of features specifically designed to help make your reading as interesting and active as possible are also available within each chapter including Chapter objectives at the start of each chapter and checklists at the end so that you know exactly what you need to achieve and are able to assess your progress Practical activities so you can develop your legal skills by practising applying what you have learnt to scenario based problems Self test questions which consolidate your understanding by providing an opportunity to apply the material you have studied Further reading lists to enable you to explore key issues in greater depth This new edition has been fully updated with all major legal developments in the area including R v Jogee 2016 UKSC 8 and R v Johnson 2016 EWCA Crim 1613 on joint enterprise and the Law Commission s scoping report on non fatal offences against the person Stuart Macdonald is Professor of Law at Swansea University He has taught criminal law for over 15 years and has published widely on criminal justice issues particularly the regulation of anti social behaviour and counterterrorism legislation and policy