Basic Concepts of Criminal Law

by George P. Fletcher

Book Overview

In the United States today criminal justice can vary from state to state, as various states alter the Modern Penal Code to suit their own local preferences and concerns. In Eastern Europe, the post-Communist countries are quickly adopting new criminal codes to reflect their specific national concerns as they gain autonomy from what was once a centralized Soviet policy. As commonalities among countries and states disintegrate, how are we to view the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195121716
• ISBN13: 9780195121711
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.2"

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Exposing Criminal Law

People find Fletcher's general views of criminal law controversial at times because ideas of criminal justice vary from region to region or person to person. However, in "Basic Concepts of Criminal Law," Professor Fletcher captures the very essence of criminal law by delineating twelve basic concepts of criminal law that serve as a common backdrop for various and diverse understandings of criminal law. As Fletcher analyzes the "deep structure" of criminal law, he not only presents his own expert opinions but also provides readers with a framework of law through which they can contemplate the issues of criminal law. Legal scholars, academic students, and the curious public will find Fletcher's "Basic Concepts of Criminal Law" to be dynamically entertaining and stimulating.