CALI Lessons
The Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction offers numerous lessons on criminal law topics. You can find all the lessons here: https://www.cali.org/category/1l-first-year-lesson-topics/criminal-law or arranged in a subject outline here: https://www.cali.org/content/lessons-subject-outline-criminal-law
West Academic Study Aids Collection
The West Academic Study Aids Collection provides electronic access to hundreds of study aids, written by noted law school professors, that cover virtually every law school course. Criminal Law materials can be found here: https://subscription.westacademic.com/Search?subjectFilter=38&sort=document-views
To set up your account, choose "Create an account," enter your information including your HPU email, and choose "High Point University School of Law" from the institution dropdown menu.
Books
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Emanuel Law Outlines for Criminal Law
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Call Number: RES KF9219.85 .E45 2021ISBN: 9781543805765Publication Date: 2021-09-20Developed by legendary study aid author Steve Emanuel, Emanuel® Law Outlines (ELOs) are the #1 outline choice among law students. An ELO ensures that you understand the concepts as you learn them in class and helps you study for exams throughout the semester. -
Examples and Explanations for Criminal Law
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Call Number: RES KF9219.85 .S58 2024ISBN: 9798889068068Publication Date: 2024-07-18Employing the unique, time-tested Examples & Explanations pedagogy, Examples & Explanations: Criminal Law combines textual material with well-written and comprehensive examples, explanations, and questions to test students’ comprehension of the materials and to provide practice in applying information to fact patterns. The questions, which often raise a variety of issues in one fact situation, are similar to those on a law school or bar examination. -
Gilbert Law Summary on Criminal Law
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Call Number: RES KF9218 .D53 2023ISBN: 9781685613662Publication Date: 2023-01-26The topics discussed in this criminal law outline are elements of crimes (including actus reus, mens rea, and causation), vicarious liability, complicity in crime, criminal liability of corporations, and defenses (including insanity, diminished capacity, intoxication, ignorance, and self-defense). Also included are inchoate crimes, homicide, other crimes against the person, crimes against habitation (including burglary and arson), crimes against property, offenses against the government, and offenses against the administration of justice. -
Questions and Answers: Criminal Law
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Call Number: RES KF9219.85 .M37 2023ISBN: 9781531022969Publication Date: 2023-01-01Designed for first-year students to understand better what you are learning in the introductory criminal law class and to prepare effectively for the final exam by applying concepts as you learn them. This study guide includes a total of 220 multiple-choice and short-answer questions arranged topically for ease of use during the semester. Twenty of these questions serve as a comprehensive "practice exam" which should be very helpful for the beginning law student especially in preparing for that final exam.
