Principles of Criminal Law

Expertly written to provide comprehensive coverage of the most crucial issues in a course, The Concise Hornbook Series features concise analyses by prominent scholars of basic areas of the law. The Series focuses on core principles and concepts fundamental to understanding the subject matter. LaFave's Principles of Criminal Law: The Concise Hornbook Series provides detailed discussion on the topics of responsibility, justification and excuse, inchoate crimes and accomplice and liability. The book also gives attention to subjects such as causation, insanity and conspiracy. Lightly footnoted to be student-friendly and conveniently sized for backpacks and briefcases, Concise Hornbooks are the essential companion to one's law school career.