Product Description

Considerably expanded and updated, the third edition of this textbook provides a readable and comprehensive introduction to criminal law for undergraduate students. Through the media coverage of high-profile trials we all feel that we know something about criminal law, and this edition uses such cases to create a real interest and involvement on the part of the student. New features to this edition are "key words" sections and "hot topics" which explore the legal issues behind some high-profile and controversial cases. A new chapter examines in detail the impact of the Human Rights Act, and new sections discuss racially motivated crime and the Protection from Harassment Act.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1151351 in Books
• Published on: 2002-06-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 520 pages

About the Author
JONATHAN HERRING is a Fellow in Law at Exeter College, Oxford. He is a qualified solicitor, and has also taught at New Hall, Cambridge, Selwyn College, Cambridge and Christ Church, Oxford.

Customer Reviews

Very concise yet not too complex
This is a wonderful textbook for all Law students studying criminal law. It helped me immensely with my essays and when it came to revision for exams. It is written in a concise yet friendly manner which is so easy to understand.
I would highly recomend this book as a must for anyone studying criminal law.

The best introduction to criminal law I have read
I bought this book to help me get up to date on criminal law before some work experience & really wished I had had it when studying criminal law. It lays everything out incredibly clearly & tells you about the issues & cases you need to know to pass an exam. Highly recommended.

A great book
I bought this book as some extra reading for part of my Open University Law Degree. It is written in an easy to read way and provided clear arguments on many cruical issues. Studying with the OU you tend to have to work things out for yourself from cases and workbooks. This book was much easier to understand than the textbooks provided with the course. The section on Consent as a defence was excellent and helped me get 88% for my essay! Nice one. I also found it great for revision.

I have previosuly bought "Legal Method" from the same series and intend to by the Tort and Contract books for my continuing studies.