Criminal Law: The Basics 1st Edition by Frank A. Schubert, Hardback, *NEW*

Frank A. Schubert's Criminal Law: The Basics introduces students to the fundamentals of substantive criminal law. It emphasizes two underlying themes. First, the common law heritage that has so influenced criminal law in this country. And, second, the critical role that federalism plays in American criminal law. The first six chapters focus on fundamental topics. In the final two chapters, students apply the concepts they have learned as they discover the elements of many substantive criminal offenses.

The common law tradition.
* Criminal and civil law.
* Federalism and the Supremacy Clause.
* Concurrence.
* Federal criminal law.
* The purposes of punishment.
* Procedural considerations.
* Constitutional limitations on the definition and punishment of criminal offenses (Bills of Attainder), sub-stantive due process (precision, privacy, morality), procedural due process ( Megan's Law ), and equal protection, ex post facto laws, and cruel and unusual punishment.