Criminal Law

by George Cartwright

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Welcome to Criminal Law at Madera Community College. This textbook was designed especially for Madera Community College Criminology students. It will examine the most commonly committed crimes in the State of California. Each chapter concludes with a list of key terms, a summary of the unit, and several review questions. Many chapters encompass a section titled IDEA FRAMEWORK. IDEA is an acronym which stands for Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism.

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Publisher
Madera Community College
Subjects
Workforce, Corrections
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. Preface
  7. 1: Defining Terms
  8. 1.1: What is Crime?
  9. 1.2: Phases of the Criminal Justice Process
  10. 1.3: Letter of the Law versus Spirit of the Law
  11. 1.4: Chapter Summary
  12. 2: Criminal Intent, Parties to Criminal Acts, and Attempts to Commit Crimes
  13. 2.1: Types of Intent
  14. 2.2: Motive
  15. 2.3: Parties to Criminal Acts
  16. 2.4: Attempts to Commit Crimes
  17. 2.5: Proximity Test
  18. 2.6: Res Ipsa Loquitur Test
  19. 2.7: Probable Desistance Test
  20. 2.8: Chapter Summary
  21. 3: The Social Contract, Bill of Rights, Laws of Arrest, and Rights After Arrest
  22. 3.1: The Social Contract
  23. 3.2: The Bill of Rights
  24. 3.3: Laws of Arrest
  25. 3.4: Rights After Arrest
  26. 3.5: Chapter Summary
  27. 4: Homicide, Proximate Cause, and Larissa Shuster
  28. 4.1: Homicide
  29. 4.1.1: Manslaughter
  30. 4.1.2: Lawful Homicide
  31. 4.2: Chapter Summary
  32. 5: Conspiracy, Robbery, Carjacking, and Extortion
  33. 5.1: Conspiracy
  34. 5.2: Robbery
  35. 5.3: Carjacking
  36. 5.4: Extortion
  37. 5.5: Chapter Summary
  38. 6: Kidnapping, False Imprisonment, and Child Abduction
  39. 6.1: Kidnapping
  40. 6.2: False Imprisonment
  41. 6.3: Child Abduction
  42. 6.4: Chapter Summary
  43. 7: Mayhem, Torture, Types of Battery Crimes, and Assault with a Deadly Weapon
  44. 7.1: Mayhem
  45. 7.2: Torture
  46. 7.3: Types of Battery Crimes
  47. 7.4: Child Abuse
  48. 7.5: Assault with a Deadly Weapon
  49. 7.6: Chapter Summary
  50. 8: Sex Crimes
  51. 8.1: Rape
  52. 8.2: Gang Rape
  53. 8.3: Unlawful Sexual Intercourse
  54. 8.4: Sodomy
  55. 8.5: Oral Copulation
  56. 8.6: Penetration with a Foreign Object
  57. 8.7: Incest
  58. 8.8: Lewd Acts with Children
  59. 8.9: Indecent Exposure
  60. 8.10: Chapter Summary
  61. 9: Weapons Law
  62. 9.1: Unlawful Possession
  63. 9.2: Crimes Involving Guns
  64. 9.3: Possession Laws
  65. 9.4: Chapter Summary
  66. 10: Perjury, Bribes, Witness Intimidation, Criminal Threats, Hate Crimes, Terrorism Through Symbols, and Harassing Phone Calls
  67. 10.1: Bribery
  68. 10.2: Gratuity
  69. 10.3: Perjury
  70. 10.4: Witness Intimidation
  71. 10.5: Criminal Threats
  72. 10.6: Hate Crimes
  73. 10.7: Chapter Summary
  74. 11: Crimes Against Officers, Crimes Against Peace, and False Reporting of a Crime
  75. 11.1: Crimes Against Officers
  76. 11.2: Escape from a Peace Officer
  77. 11.3: Lynching
  78. 11.4: Impersonating Public Officers
  79. 11.5: Crimes Against Peace
  80. 11.6: Chapter Summary
  81. 12: Disturbing the Peace, Disorderly Conduct, Stalking Burglary, Possession of Stolen Property, and Arson
  82. 12.1: Disturbing the Peace
  83. 12.2: Disorderly Conduct
  84. 12.3: Stalking
  85. 12.4: Burglary
  86. 12.5: Arson
  87. 12.6: Chapter Summary
  88. 13: Types of Theft, Bad Checks, Embezzlement, and Counterfeiting
  89. 13.1: Types of Theft
  90. 13.2: Embezzlement
  91. 13.3: Bad Checks
  92. 13.4: Counterfeiting
  93. 13.5: Chapter Summary
  94. 14: Lotteries, Bingo Games, Chain Letters and Pyramid Schemes, Gaming, Bookmaking, and Criminal Profiteering
  95. 14.1: Lotteries
  96. 14.2: Criminal Profiteering
  97. 14.3: Chapter Summary
  98. Back Matter
  99. References
  100. Index
  101. Glossary
  102. Detailed Licensing