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Your gateway to criminal law: drawing on the exceptional clarity and authority of Smith and Hogan, with a wealth of unique supportive learning features and guidance on assessment.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 understandingDigital formats and resourcesThe fifth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with self-test questions, videos, animated diagrams, audio introductions, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks