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The History Connection - Criminal Law: Examples and Explanations (Examples & Explanations Series)
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List Price: $38.95
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Manufacturer: Aspen Publishers
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 345.73
EAN: 9780735540804
ISBN: 0735540802
Label: Aspen Publishers
Manufacturer: Aspen Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 502
Publication Date: 2004-02
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Studio: Aspen Publishers
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Summary: E&E lover--hated it
Comment: I own all of the E&Es from the classes I have taken so far and find them all useful, except this one.
I felt like this author tried too hard to prove how tricky and smart he was. A lot of the examples gave "gotcha!" explanations that most professors would never require students to know. I would have preferred questions that required me to go through the elements in a more normal way and look for broader problems in the fact patterns, not weird exceptions.
Overall, this book made me paranoid looking for hidden issues that weren't in my professor's problems. Luckily I realized this before my final and was able to find other practice problems/answers that actually helped me.
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Summary: Great study aid
Comment: I found Examples and Explanations a great supplement. It clearly explained key concepts and ideas. My one complaint is that the actual "examples and explanations" were rather abstract and I was disappointed with the lack of questions that specifically dealt with applying the Model Penal Code.
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Summary: Crim Law explained thoroughly
Comment: I bought this book because of the reviews that says how helpful it is to law students as they prepare for final exams. I believe it's reputation precedes itself. I just bought this book two months ago and had my boyfriend send it to me to the Philippines. I haven't finished reading it yet. That would be almost impossible. But with every page I read, I understand a little bit more about Criminal Law to prep me for law school.
I bought an older edition, and I already think it's good. Probably the newer edition is better.
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Summary: Mediocre
Comment: The Examples and Explanations series is usually very helpful for my studying. However, this particular book has inaccuracies, and the explanations are difficult to understand. I do not recommend buying this book for anything but sample questions. Don't rely on the authors for the answers to those questions.
That said, do check out the other E&E books - they're great.
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Summary: Save your money!
Comment: This book provides a cursory overview of criminal law at best. If you're a fan of Glannon, don't get this book. You'll be disappointed. For example, while courts and scholars debate the effectiveness of distinguishing between general and specific intent crimes, it is probably something you're going to have to learn. This book gives it one page. Worse than that is that the authors literally spend more time saying that the distinction is worthless than they do on helping you understand the difference. In fact, they don't actually try to define either; they provides a couple of mere examples of each.
This is just an example of the problems with this book. Trust me, you'd be better off skimming a treatise.
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Editorial Reviews:
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A favorite among law students and professors alike, the Examples & Explanations series is ideal for studying, reviewing and testing your understanding through application of hypothetical examples. Authored by leading professors with extensive classroom experience, Examples & Explanations titles offer hypothetical questions in the subject area, complemented by detailed explanations that allow you to test your knowledge of the topic, and compare your own analysis.
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