Criminal Law Perspectives
From Principles to Practice

Taking a comparative approach Criminal Law Perspectives focuses on prevalent summary offences and covers substantive Federal offences.

John Anderson (Author), Brendon Murphy (Author), Ben Livings (Author), Wendy Kukulies-Smith (Author), Natalia Antolak-Saper (Author), Shireen Daft (Author)

9781108868204, Cambridge University Press

Multiple-component retail product, published 3 December 2020

914 pages
24.7 x 17.4 x 4.1 cm, 1.4 kg

Criminal Law Perspectives: From Principles to Practice is an engaging introduction to the criminal law in New South Wales, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and the Commonwealth Criminal Code. It takes a comparative approach to the law in these jurisdictions, focusing on prevalent summary offences, substantive federal offences and criminal procedure. Complex concepts are explained and contextualised by linking them to practical applications. Each chapter is supported by tools for self-assessment: review questions; case boxes summarising and extracting key historical and contemporary cases; and longer, narrative end-of-chapter problems that promote student engagement and help students develop problem-solving skills and independent thinking. Criminal Law Perspectives explores the development of criminal law principles in Australia, and provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of criminal law for students studying in the area for the first time.

1. Criminal Liability
2. Criminal Procedure
3. Summary Offences
4. Assaults and Threats
5. Sexual Offences
6. Homicide
7. Defences
8. Property Offences
9. Drug Offences
10. Federal Offences
11. Extending Criminal Responsibility.

Subject Areas: Criminal law & procedure [LNF], Laws of Specific jurisdictions [LN], Law [L]