Smith, Hogan and Ormerod's Essentials of Criminal Law 5Ed.

Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Essentials of Criminal Law takes students to the heart of this fascinating subject, providing focused, expert coverage alongside a wealth of student-friendly learning features to aid study. This is the perfect gateway into criminal law.

Combines the authority you would expect from a Smith, Hogan, and Ormerod title with numerous supportive learning features and an eye on developing analytical and assessment skills
The text offers a thorough, accessible, and unique introduction to criminal law for the student reader
Numerous learning features across the text highlight key cases, sources for extra reading, assessment advice, and flag common areas of confusion to avoid
Each chapter includes a section on reform including noted academic criticism of the law, furthering students' analytical understanding
A range of online resources are available, including video tutorials from the authors, examination questions with answer guidance, self-test questions, chapter summaries, and further reading.
Also available as an e-book enhanced with self-assessment activities and multi-media content to offer a fully immersive experience and extra learning support
New to this edition

The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and the implications for offences against the person, including the new non-fatal strangulation offence
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 and the implications for sexual offences
New case law including Rowe (2022) on complicity, Magson (2022) on self-defence, and Field (2021) on causation