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Chapter 1: The Nature, Purpose, and Function of Criminal Law

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- This site has an extensive collection of legal information including: state laws, federal laws, statutes, and also case law annotations http://public.findlaw.com. The Cornell site is http://www.law.cornell.edu and you also may want to explore www.lawsource.com. You can find a wide variety of resources an interesting law-related activities at http://www.streetlaw.org/
- Learn more about the Rodney King case at
  http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lapd/lapd.html
- You can read about the Innocence Project at
  http://www.innocenceproject.org/
- Read a report about medical marijuana.
  http://www.mpp.org/legislation/state-by-state-medical-marijuana-laws.html

Chapter 2: Constitutional Limitations

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- Read about flag burning and freedom of speech.
  http://civilliberty.about.com/od/freespeech/p/flagburning.htm
- Consider the debate over the meaning of the Second Amendment and the “right to bear arms?
  http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_2nd.html
- Professor Jerry Goldman of Northwestern University has a good site for information on the United States Supreme Court that provides audio of the actual oral arguments from recent cases.
  http://www.oyez.org/oyez/portlet/justices/
- The Death Penalty Information Center provides up-to-date statistics on the death penalty, as well as historical information and the current law.
  http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org
- This site contains a state-by-state list of executions as well as number of executions in the United States for each year. The site also contains a list of countries that retain the death penalty and those countries that have abolished the death penalty:
  http://www.aiusa.org/abolish
- The Sentencing Project is at:
  www.sentencingproject.org.
- Read studies about Three Strikes laws.
  http://www.justicepolicy.org/uploads/justicepolicy/documents/04-09_rep_threestrikesnatl_ac.pdf.pdf

Chapter 3: Elements of Crimes

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- Read about post-traumatic stress among Iraq war veterans.
  http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/pages/vets-iraq-war-guidelines.asp
- Learn more about the Kitty Genovese case.
  http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/kitty_genovese/3.html
- Visit a site devoted to the defense of pit bulls.
  http://www.nopitbullbans.com/
- Read about the risks of texting while driving.
  http://texting-while-driving.org/
- Explore state laws on the ownership of exotic animals.
  http://www.bornfreeusa.org/b4a2_exotic_animals_summary.php
- Learn about state hate crimes laws.
  http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33099.pdf

Chapter 4: Parties to Crimes

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- Parties to Crime and Inchoate Offenses
- Corporations
- Read about social host laws and other laws imposing vicarious liability for offenses involving alcohol.
  http://www.socialhostliability.org/legalissues/
- Find out about the civil and criminal liability of college fraternities for hazing at
  http://www.stophazing.org/laws.html.
- You can find a New Hampshire Supreme Court decision discussing the vicarious liability of Zeta Chi Fraternity at:
  http://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/opinions/1997/zetachi.htm
- Research the Texas law of parties and develop your own view.
  http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/30/us/30execute.html

Chapter 5: Attempt, Solicitation, and Conspiracy

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- Read the National Youth Gang Survey and learn about membership in street gangs.
  http://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/
- Read journalist Emily Bazelon’s article on Phoebe Prince’s suicide.
  http://www.slate.com/articles/life/bulle/2010/02/could_anyone_have_saved_phoebe_prince.html

Chapter 6: Criminal Defenses: Justifications and Excuses

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- Read more about Bernhard Goetz,
  http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/goetzlinks.html
- Read about legal liability for violence in hockey.
  http://zvulony.ca/2010/articles/criminal-law/assault-battery-lawyer/
- Watch a high speed police chase,
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auw_VAczrTw
- Read about the prosecution of Ralph Tortorici at
  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/crime/ralph/
- Listen to a radio program from National Public Radio on counter-terrorism and entrapment at
  http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/387/arms-trader-2009
- Read about the impact of prosecuting juveniles as adults.
  https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/220595.pdf

Chapter 7: Homicide

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- Learn about the Matthew Shepherd murder case.
  http://www.matthewshepard.jeff-reys.com/
- Learn about Jack Kevorkian and the right to die,
  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kevorkian
- Read about capital murder and the administration of the death penalty.
  http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/home

Chapter 8: Sexual Offenses and Other Crimes Against the Person

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- Read a report from Human Rights Watch on the rape inmates in American prisons.
  http://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/prison/
- Search a Public Broadcasting Corporation Website on human trafficking and sexual slavery.
  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/slaves/
- Learn more about the Kobe Bryant case and the use and abuse of Rape
  http://www.re-quest.net/news/kobe-bryant/

Chapter 9: Crimes Against Property

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- Read about the dorm fire at Seton Hall.
  http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/16/nyregion/16seton.html?pagewanted=all
- Learn about the graffiti and crime.
  http://www.thecrimereport.org/archive/art-crime-graffiti-wars
- Examine the O.J. Simpson’s conviction in Las Vegas for burglary and other crimes.
  http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/s/o_j_simpson/index.html
- Read about federal computer crime statutes and prosecutions on the Department of Justice site,
  http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/
- The Hitler diaries are discussed at:
  http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/scams/hitler_diaries/
- The Federal Trade Commission maintains a comprehensive site regarding identity theft and how to protect yourself. This is available at:
  http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft
- Explore state shoplifting laws.
  http://www.shopliftingprevention.org/shoplifting-laws/shoplifting-laws.html

Chapter 10: White-Collar and Organized Crime

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- The Federal Bureau of Investigation website on white collar crime is at
  http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/story-index/white-collar-crime
- A good site for news on corporate corruption and crime is:
  http://www.corpwatch.org/
- Learn about Bernard Madoff
  http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/24/news/newsmakers/madoff.fortune/index.htm

Chapter 11: Crimes Against Public Order and Morality

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- Search Professor John Hagedorn’s website for material on the Chicago gang ordinance.
  http://www.gangresearch.net/GangResearch/Policy/law.html
- Read the National Coalition for the Homeless’ report on the criminalization of homelessness,
  http://www.nationalhomeless.org/publications/index.html
- Consider whether American horses should be slaughtered for food and exported to countries that consume horse meat.
  http://jonathanturley.org/2008/01/11/prohibitions-on-horse-meat-industry-lead-to-cruel-unintended-consequence/

Chapter 12: Crimes Against Social Order and Morality: Alcoholism, Gambling, and Drug Offenses

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- Justice For All? Effects of the War on Drugs
- Gambling, Addiction, and Me: The Real Hustler
- Read about Texas laws and penalties:
  http://norml.org/laws/item/texas-penalties-2

Chapter 13: Offenses Against Public Administration and the Administration of Justice

Chapter 14: Crimes Against the State

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- Read more about John Walker Lindh.
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/10/john-walker-lindh-american-taliban-father
- Learn about “home grown terrorism” in the U.S.
  http://www.cfr.org/terrorism/threat-homegrown-islamist-terrorism/p11509
- Consider the issues involved in closing the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.
  http://www.cfr.org/international-law/problems-closing-guantanamo-detention-camp/p18001

Author: Matthew Lippman

Pub Date: September 2013

Pages: 408

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