AUDIENCE FOR BOOK:
Anyone who wants a working understanding of criminal law concepts. This group includes students, defendants and victims (or people close to them), and writers.
• Professor Bergman updates this book with the most relevant changes in criminal law, including Supreme Court rulings. He also covers “pop culture” cases—cases that grabbed national headlines.
• The book’s style is engaging and straightforward. It incorporates real-life examples, famous films, and clever hypotheticals.
• This is the first A-Z primer on criminal law terminology. It explains in simple terms concepts about which legislators, lawyers, and judges have written volumes.