Complete Criminal Law Text, Cases, and Materials

by Loveless, Janet

• ISBN13: 9780199578740
• ISBN10: 0199578745
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-29
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Complete Criminal Law: Text, Cases, and Materials offers a student-centered approach to the criminal law syllabus. Clear and concise explanation of general legal principles is combined with fully integrated extracts from the leading cases and a wide range of academic materials. The extractshave been carefully selected to ensure that they are detailed enough to illustrate the point of law under consideration, but succinct enough not to disrupt the flow of the text or to intimidate the student new to the study of criminal law. The book has been carefully structured with the needs of the student firmly in mind. Each chapter begins with basic principles, and gradually covers all the core topics a student needs to know. Unique to this textbook is the extent to which the law is placed firmly in its social context. Thiswill reinforce understanding by relating essential aspects of the law to vital social and moral problems. Throughout the text a range of learning features are employed to consolidate understanding and encourage application: thinking points containing reflective and short answer questions, definition boxes, summary points, diagrams, and problem/essay questions (with guidance on answering all questions onthe accompanying Online Resource Centre). Advice on examination technique is provided and the student is directed toward further reading. This innovative text aims to engage the reader in an active approach to learning and to stimulate reflection about the role of criminal law in society. Online Resource CentreStudent resources- 6-monthly updates- Links to relevant websites- Guideline answers to problem questions and thinking points Lecturer resources- Test bank of 200 multiple choice questions

Author Biography

Janet Loveless is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the department of Law, Governance, and Human Relations at London Metropolitan University.

Table of Contents

Introduction and general principles

Actus reus: Acts, omissions, and causation

Mens rea: Intention, recklessness, negligance, and gross negligence

Strict, vicarious, and corporate liability

Secondary participation: Parties to a crime

Homicide 1: Murder

Homicide II: Voluntary and involuntary manslaughter

Defences of incapacity and mental conditions

General defences

Non-fatal offences against the person

Sexual offences

Property offences I: Theft, robbery, handling

Property offences II: Fraud and making off without payment

Property offences III: Burglary, aggravated burglary, blackmail, and criminal damage

Inchoate offences: attempt, conspiracy, and incitement

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