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For courses in criminal law. Brief. Affordable. Visual. Criminal Law provides an affordable, thought-provoking look at criminal law that uses clear writing and eye-catching visuals to get you straight to the important concepts. By focusing on the core concepts, you'll gain true understanding of the material, without becoming overwhelmed with unnecessary information. The book's conversation-starting pedagogy encourages active participation in learning, moving you beyond memorization by engaging you in the latest research findings and current events shaping the field. The text also covers all of the latest hot-button issues in criminal law and includes interesting, fresh, and controversial cases.

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About our authors Jennifer L. Moore is Professor of Criminal Justice at DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. She obtained her BA in government from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, and her JD with honors from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to entering academics, Professor Moore practiced at a large law firm in Atlanta, Georgia. Her legal practice included corporate litigation, antitrust litigation, and white-collar criminal defense. Professor Moore has also published articles on a wide range of legal topics, with a specific focus on criminal law and procedure issues. She is also the coauthor of other textbooks, including Criminal Law and Procedure (with John L. Worrall, Pearson 2014). John L. Worrall is Professor of Criminology at the University of Texas at Dallas. A Seattle native, he received both his MA (criminal justice) and PhD (political science) from Washington State University, where he graduated in 1999. From 1999 to 2006, he was a member of the criminal justice faculty at California State University, San Bernardino. He joined University of Texas at Dallas in the fall of 2006. Dr. Worrall has published articles and book chapters on a variety of topics, ranging from legal issues in policing to crime measurement. He is also the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Introduction to Criminal Justice (with Larry J. Siegel, 16th ed., Cengage, 2018) and Criminal Procedure: From First Contact to Appeal (6th ed., Pearson, 2019). Dr. Worrall is also editor of the journal Police Quarterly and executive director of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

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