This book is a leader in providing materials that match the skills and values emphasized for developing practicing lawyers. The third edition incorporates over fifty problems that allow the law professor to explore the practical impact of the theoretical concepts underlying criminal law, such as a case study that examines issues from Jena Six. The book will retain its international and comparative notes and include several new cases and problems. In short, the text combines theory and practice and is compact, student-friendly, flexible, and high-tech.