LibGuides: Study Aids for First Year Courses: Criminal Law

Criminal Law Study Aids

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	Contains summaries of cases from casebooks.
	Contains outlines.
	Contains sample exam questions and answers.
	Recommended by ASP or a professor.

Hypotheticals

Acing Criminal Law, 5th ed. by John M. Burkoff
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2023
(Examples and Explanations) Criminal Law by Shima Baradaran Baughman
Call Number: Aspen Learning Library

Publication Date: 2024
Exam Pro Objective on Criminal Law by John M. Burkoff; Nancy M. Burkoff
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2022

This study aid contains more than 200 multiple-choice questions.
Questions and Answers: Criminal Law by Paul Marcus
Call Number: Law Study Aids (Law Library)

Publication Date: 2023-01-01
Glannon Guide to Criminal Law by Laurie Levenson
Call Number: Aspen Learning Library

Publication Date: 2023
Step-by-Step Guide to Criminal Law by Sara J. Berman, Steven J. Bracci
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2025

Rule statements broken down by element and steps for applying facts to the elements. Short answer questions and answers, as well as sample essays and answers.

Hornbooks, Nutshells & Other Explanatory Texts

These books present the law in a text format with references to cases, statutes and secondary sources. Thompson West's Hornbook Series cover topics in great detail and is useful for obtaining a deeper understanding of a subject. Others, such as the Nutshell and the Concise Hornbook Series, cover key concepts with less detail, but are excellent for quick reference and review.

Hornbooks

Criminal Law Hornbook by Ohlin
Call Number: via West Academic Study Aids Online

Publication Date: 2023
White Collar Crime Hornbook by Ellen S. Podgor, et al.
Call Number: West Academic Study Aids Online

Publication Date: 2013 with updates

Nutshells

Criminal Law in a Nutshell by Arnold H. Loewy
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2024
White Collar Crime in a Nutshell by Ellen Podger; Jerold Israel
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2022

Other

Mastering Criminal Law, Third Ed. by Ellen Podgor; Cynthia Jones; Peter Henning; Neil Cohen; Sanjay Chhablani
Call Number: in print in Law Study Aids

Publication Date: 2025-01-01
Principles of Criminal Law, 3D by Wayne R. LaFave
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2017
A Short & Happy Guide to Criminal Law
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2020

Also a copy in the library
Understanding Criminal Law by Joshua Dressler
Call Number: Law Study Aids

Publication Date: 2022-03-01
Understanding White Collar Crime by J. Strader; Todd Haugh
Call Number: Law Study Aids

Publication Date: 2022-11-14

Case Briefs

Casenote Legal Briefs for Criminal Law
via Aspen Learning Library. Expert case studies, analyses and quicknote definitions of legal terms help you prepare for class discussion. Three different books, each one keyed to a different case book: 1. Bonnie, Coughlin, Jeffries, and Low; 2. Dressler and Garvey: 3. Kaplan, Weisberg, and Binder.

Criminal Law Cold Call Companion
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2024

animated case brief videos, written case brief, advice for prepping for class discussion,Test Yourself questions
Death Penalty Stories by John H. Blume; Jordan M. Steiker
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2009

This title offers rich and detailed accounts of the most important capital cases in American law.
High Court Case Summaries - Criminal Law - Keyed to Kaplan
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2021

This product contains well-prepared briefs for each major case in Kaplan's casebook on criminal law. This book also supplies case vocabulary, which defines new or unusual legal words found throughout the cases.

There are also High Court Case Summaries keyed to Dressler and to Kadish - both of these are on West Academic Digital Study Aids.

Criminal Law Outlines

(Black Letter Outlines) Criminal Law by Joshua Dressler
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2023
(Black Letter Outline) Criminal Law by Peter W. Low
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2019

Black Letter Outlines are designed to help a law student recognize and understand the basic principles and issues of law covered in a law school course. Black Letter Outlines can be used both as a study aid when preparing for classes and as a review of the subject matter when studying for an examination.
Criminal Law Crunchtime 6th edition by Steven Emanuel
Call Number: Aspen Learning Library

Publication Date: 2022

Flowcharts -- Capsule summary -- Exam tips -- Short-answer questions -- Answers to short-answer questions -- Multiple-choice questions -- Answers to multiple-choice questions -- Essay exam questions & answers.
Print copy available in Law Study Aids.
(Emanuel Outline) Criminal Law
Call Number: Law Study Aids (Law Library)

Publication Date: 2017

* Outlines, sample multiple-choice and essay questions with explanations, exam tips
* Includes textbook correlation chart.
2017 edition on Aspen Learning Library
Gilbert Law Summaries on Criminal Law by George E. Dix
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2023
Glannon Guide to Criminal Law by Laurie L. Levenson
Call Number: Aspen Learning Library

Publication Date: 2021

* Presents criminal law by explaining concepts, which are immediately followed by multiple choice questions and analysis.
Emanuel Law Outlines for Criminal Law by Steven L. Emanuel
Call Number: Aspen Learning Library

Publication Date: 09/20/2021

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Criminal Law Study Aids

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Hypotheticals

Hornbooks, Nutshells & Other Explanatory Texts

Criminal Law Outlines