United States Criminal Law

Author: Chu Huazhi
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: This book has been well-received by readers since its first publication in 1987 and has had a positive impact in academia. A second edition was published in 1996, becoming a long-selling academic classic. Since the 21st century, criminal law has seen new developments, and some new issues have been included in the research scope. Based on the second edition, the author has added new content to address the recent developments in American criminal law, making the work more comprehensive and up-to-date. The third edition only adds a little content to the specific crime chapters, mainly by incorporating some trend-oriented developments in the general theory part: the criminal liability section includes restorative justice and community corrections; the general theory of crime adds a section on terrorism in the chapter on joint offenses, emphasizes the explanation of the specific mens rea form of recklessness, which is unique to Anglo-American criminal law, in the criminal mindset section, and includes a comparison of criminal constitutive structures in the criminal constitutive section, reflecting the author's recent thoughts.