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Criminal Law (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac )
Joel Samaha
Edition: 8
Retail Price (not our price): $132.95
ISBN: 0534629911
ISBN-13: 9780534629915
Publication Date: 2004-05-25
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 576


Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Product Description
CRIMINAL LAW will help you understand the general principles of criminal liability, the defenses to criminal liability, and the elements of crimes against persons, property, and society. Samaha's carefully chosen and edited cases, combined with his insightful commentary, show you how the law applies to a variety of people and events. And succeeding in your course is easy with Samaha's integrated learning system, which gives you a clear recipe for concept mastery and success!

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5

1) Criminal Law Textbook   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
It was the textbook we ordered. it was required for a class and it arrived quickly.

2) Criminal Law   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I thought this book was very useful in the study of Criminal Law at the undergraduate level. I enjoyed the author's selection of cases and thought that they were edited well so that they remained readable.

3) I never got that book,   [Rating: 1 out of 5]
very fast but i never got the book, and refund

4) Excellent Text   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
As one of Professor Samaha's students, I found that using this particular text in corrolation with his lectures was extremely benefical in learning the basics of criminal law. His personal insight on the case studies undoubtedly aided in understanding the material, but I suspect that the text would not have stuck me as such an outstanding book had Professor Samaha not been there to add additional information on each aspect of his work. However, even without the personal commentary, the text is still a very clear and concise resource that would be excellent for an introductory course on criminal law.

5) Disappointment: I'm dumping this for another title   [Rating: 2 out of 5]
The text itself is barely adequate for an undergraduate level class (I wouldn't consider it for graduate study). At first I was excited by the addition of the "case method" technique for presenting criminal theory, but after struggling with the poorly edited cases I find myself actually skipping them. The explanations and examples used in this book do meet minimal standards, but don't expect much more than that. It's almost as if the author were too busy with other projects to actually put together a quality product.To make matters worse the support material provided to professors is horrible. I'm not normally a big "test bank" type of instructor, but one of the selling points to this book was the extensive library of material available. Sadly, this is once again proof that quantity does not always equal quality.The test bank is full of very poorly worded questions. What's worse is that many of the questions have answers which contradict the book. In other words, the test key and the book do not agree....END