Criminal Law: Understanding Basic Principles (Law and Criminal Justice System)

In Criminal Law, Thomas and Bishop argue convincingly that criminal law is an essential but much-neglected component in the training of criminologists and criminal justice professionals. Written by, and for, academics and professionals in the fields of criminal justice and criminology, this book is an introduction to the seminal principles of criminal law. Thomas and Bishop define the basic terms and discuss the fundamental principles of criminal law. They identify the sources and limits of criminal law, consider the question of liability, and differentiate between the 'building blocks' used in prevailing definitions of crime. Criminal Law will have wide appeal as the authors have concentrated on those features of criminal law which tend to have continuity over time and place; rather than those which vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and from one period to another.Thomas, Charles W. is the author of 'Criminal Law: Understanding Basic Principles (Law and Criminal Justice System)', published 1986 under ISBN 9780803926684 and ISBN 0803926685.