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MindTapV3.0 for Samaha's Criminal Law, 1 term Instant Access, 12th Edition

Joel Samaha

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MindTapV3.0 for Samaha's Criminal Law, 1 term Instant Access 12th Edition by Joel Samaha
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MindTapV3.0 for Samaha's Criminal Law, 12th Edition, is the digital learning solution that powers students from memorization to mastery. Activities have been restructured around the ARCS model of motivation design for Attention, Relevance, Confidence and Satisfaction. Existing You Decide feature has been significantly enhanced with more detailed feedback and theoretical questions to prompt students to reflect on what they have learned. Students can now complete a new Bongo activity and post answers to justify their decisions. Finally, new Video Cases have been added to prompt students to consider the challenging issues of today. \n\nMindTap gives you complete ownership of your content and learning experience. Customize the interactive syllabi, emphasize the most important topics, and add your own material or notes in the ebook.

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Joel Samaha

Joel Samaha is University Distinguished Teaching Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota, where he teaches Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure. He received his B.A. (History), J.D., and Ph.D. (History) from Northwestern University and studied under Sir Geoffrey Elton at Cambridge University, England. Professor Samaha was admitted to the Illinois Bar, briefly practiced law in Chicago, and then taught at UCLA. In 1971, he joined the University of Minnesota, where he served as Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice Studies for four years, taught television and radio courses in criminal justice, co-taught a National Endowment for the Humanities seminar in legal and constitutional history, was named College of Liberal Arts Distinguished Teacher in 1974, and named University Distinguished Teaching Professor in 2007. Professor Samaha's works have appeared in Historical Journal, American Journal of Legal History, Minnesota Law Review, William Mitchell Law Review, and Journal of Social History.

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  • MindTap is an outcome-driven application that propels students from memorization to mastery. It’s the only platform that gives you complete ownership of your course. With it, you can challenge every student, build their confidence, and empower them to be unstoppable. The new MindTap V3.0 Learning Path has been restructured around the ARCS model of motivation design for Attention, Relevant, Confidence, and Satisfaction.
  • Enhanced You Decide activities allow students to review what was learned through the activity and theoretical questions are included in the overall feedback to prompt students to reflect on what they learned.
  • EMPOWER YOUR STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL. Twelve distinct metrics give you actionable insights into student engagement. Identify topics troubling your entire class and instantly communicate with struggling students. And students can track their scores to stay motivated toward their goals. Together, you can accelerate progress.
  • New You Decide video assignments prompt students to answer and justify their answer to a question posed. Activities are completed using the Bongo application that allows students to post their answers via video submission and receive peer feedback, personalized instructor feedback and coaching.
  • New video cases have been added to address challenging issues of today.
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Table of Contents

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1. Criminal Law and Punishment in U.S. Society: An Overview.
2. Constitutional Limits on Criminal Law.
3. The Criminal Act: The First Principle of Criminal Liability.
4. The General Principles of Criminal Liability: Men's Rea, Concurrence, Ignorance, and Mistake.
5. Defenses to Criminal Liability I: Justifications.
6. Defenses to Criminal Liability II: Excuses.
7. Parties to Crime and Vicarious Liability.
8. Inchoate Crimes.
9. Crimes Against Persons I: Murder and Manslaughter.
10. Crimes Against Persons II: Sex Offenses, Bodily Injury, and Personal Restraint.
11. Crimes Against Property.
12. Crimes Against Public Order and Morals.
13. Crimes Against the State.
Appendix (Selected Amendments to Constitution of the United States: The Bill of Rights and Amendment XIV).
Glossary.
Bibliography.

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