Criminal Law Cases Today: A Customized Version of Criminal Law, Second Edition by George M. Dery III

Law is not static and is always changing and this text offers a structured look at not only what criminal law is, but the development of criminal law, the key elements of major crimes, and defenses to crimes as well. Criminal Law Cases Today is a customized version of Criminal Law Second Edition by George M. Dery III and seeks to take learning criminal law to the next level. Criminal law in general can be a heavy and complicated topic and this text strives to make learning interesting and applies chapter materials to different scenarios and current cases and court decisions.

Criminal Law Cases Today:
• Contains cases and news articles that explore the elements of various crimes and challenges students to analyze and make conclusions on how courts will decide in these cases. 
• Explores the history and development of the criminal law and how today’s laws and crimes were developed and apply to real cases. 
• Helps students articulate decisions, decipher caselaw, and answer questions based on the cases they read throughout this text. 
• Uses current cases and videos to increase student’s understanding of the material as well as give additional resources for use in lecture by the instructor.