Supplement books Forum

[UCFundergrad]

Hey, I'm trying to decide which supplements to buy for what classes and for Criminal Law I was assigned one book titled Understanding Criminal Law (5th edition) by Dressler. The only supplement I can find is: Legalines on Criminal Law, 3d--Keyed to Dressler. Does the 3d mean that it is probably not helpful with the 3rd edition? Or do you think that a lot probably has not changed, and it would still be very helpful? Also, any more suggestions on supplements would be awesome! Thanks.

[UCFundergrad]

Actually, looking through threads, maybe Understanding Criminal Law is a supplement. I suck at this already!

[kaiser]

Lol yup, Understanding Criminal Law is the supplement by Dressler. It obviously is a perfect accompaniment to Dressler's casebook, though it would be helpful regardless of which crim casebook you end up using.

[morris248]

You can find it at the following link

Understanding Criminal Law

[lawgod]

I kind of liked the "Acing" for crim.

[sweatingbanshee]

My professor recommends the 5th edition. I can get what I believe is the 4th edition for $2 on Amazon. It says "student edition" for some reason. Any reason I should go for the more expensive option?

[kaiser]

My professor recommends the 5th edition. I can get what I believe is the 4th edition for $2 on Amazon. It says "student edition" for some reason. Any reason I should go for the more expensive option?

Absolutely fine to use the sightly older one. I got an older version and it was immensely helpful. Trust me, there are no changes of note, and no reason to spend the extra money on a new copy.

[Naked Dude]

Wanted to bump instead of starting a new thread. I tried searching but just to confirm--it's better to get the hornbook written by your casebook author even if it's not considered the best one?