Criminal Law: A-Level Law

by Storey, Tony

• ISBN13: 9781903240250
• ISBN10: 1903240255
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

"This textbook covers the Criminal Law option of the A-level law syllabus, and provides at the same time an ideal introduction for anyone coming to the subject for the first time. The book covers all A-level syllabuses/specification requirements in the UK, and is written by the principal examiner and principal assistant examiner in Criminal Law for one of the major examination boards. It contains extensive case illustration, and a range of examination related questions and activities. There is a special focus on key skills, and on the new synoptic assessment syllabus requirements. This fully updated third edition builds upon the success of the first two editions, including important new cases such as Andrews, Bollom, G & R, Rowland, Safi and others, Weller, Z, and important new legislation like the Sexual Offences Act 2004 and its implications."

Table of Contents

Preface
Table of statutes
Table of cases
Abbreviations
Crime and sentence	p. 3
Crime and punishment	p. 4
Effect of the Criminal Justice Act 199	p. 9
The scale of fines for summary offences	p. 14
The definition of a crime	p. 15
Characteristics of a crime	p. 16
Criminal proceedings	p. 19
The practical test	p. 20
The Human Rights Act 1998	p. 22
The classification of offences	p. 23
Indictable and summary offences	p. 23
Treasons, felonies and misdemeanours: arrestable offences	p. 26
The elements of a crime: actus reus	p. 28
The nature of an actus reus	p. 30
An actus reus must be proved	p. 33
Analysis of an actus reus	p. 36
The conduct must be willed	p. 37
Causation	p. 42
Special instances of causation	p. 56
A 'state of affairs' as an actus reus	p. 58
Omissions	p. 60
The elements of a crime: mens rea	p. 69
Definition of terms	p. 70
Basic mens rea	p. 86
The requirement of an ulterior intent	p. 87
The variable nature of mens rea	p. 88
Transferred malice	p. 90
Coincidence of actus reus and mens rea	p. 92
Motive not an element of an offence	p. 95
Ignorance of the law is no defence	p. 97
Mistake of law may negative mens rea	p. 100
Absence of a 'claim of right' as an element in mens rea	p. 101
Proof of intention and foresight	p. 102
Crimes of negligence	p. 108
Negligence as failure to comply with an objective standard	p. 108
Negligence as the basis of liability	p. 109
Degrees of negligence	p. 111
Should negligence be a ground of liability?	p. 112
Crimes of strict liability	p. 115
The nature of strict liability	p. 115
Common law and statute	p. 118
The presumption of mens rea	p. 119
What mens rea is presumed	p. 121
Recognising offences of strict liability	p. 122
Liability is strict, not 'absolute'	p. 132
Arguments for and against strict liability	p. 133
Statutory defences	p. 137
Parties to crime	p. 140
Accomplices	p. 140
Assistance after the offence	p. 183
Impeding the apprehension or prosecution of arrestable offenders	p. 183
Compounding an arrestable offence	p. 188
Refusal to aid a constable	p. 191
Vicarious liability and liability and associations	p. 192
Vicarious liability	p. 192
General defences	p. 210
Infancy	p. 211
Insanity	p. 213
Diminished responsibility	p. 232
Mistake	p. 237
Intoxication	p. 239
Duress and coercion	p. 251
Necessity	p. 266
Public and private defence	p. 275
Superior orders	p. 287
Impossibility	p. 288
Non-compliance with Community law	p. 289
Incitement, conspiracy and attempt	p. 290
Incitement	p. 290
Conspiracy	p. 295
Attempt	p. 328
Impossibility	p. 343
Murder and manslaughter	p. 353
Murder	p. 353
Manslaughter	p. 363
Offences related to homicide	p. 389
Offences ancillary to murder	p. 389
Complicity in suicide and suicide pacts	p. 393
Infanticide	p. 396
Child destruction and abortion	p. 398
Genocide	p. 409
Non-fatal offences against the person	p. 410
Offences against the person: who is a 'person'?	p. 410
Assault and battery	p. 411
Aggravated assaults	p. 425
Wounding and grievous bodily harm	p. 438
Administering poison	p. 443
False imprisonment	p. 446
Offensive weapons	p. 457
Bomb hoaxes: Criminal Law Act 1977	p. 464
Sexual offences	p. 466
Rape	p. 466
Other offences involving sexual intercourse	p. 473
Indecent assault and indecency with children	p. 483
Indecent exposure	p. 490
'Unnatural' offences	p. 492
Reform	p. 497
Road traffic offences	p. 498
Careless driving	p. 499
Dangerous driving	p. 504
Causing death by dangerous or careless driving	p. 509
Theft and related offences	p. 511
Theft	p. 513
Abstracting electricity	p. 561
Robbery	p. 562
Temporary deprivation	p. 565
Making off without payment	p. 577
Stealing by spouses and corporations	p. 582
Offences involving deception	p. 585
The common element in obtaining offences	p. 585
Obtaining property by deception: s 15	p. 598
Obtaining a money transfer by deception	p. 603
Obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception: s 16	p. 604
Obtaining services by deception	p. 606
Evasion of liability by deception	p. 609
Procuring the execution of a valuable security	p. 614
False accounting and other frauds	p. 617
Cheating	p. 621
Blackmail	p. 623
The demand	p. 623
Menaces	p. 624
Unwarranted demand	p. 625
View to gain or intent to cause loss	p. 627
Unlawful harassment of debtors	p. 629
Burglary and related offences	p. 630
Burglary	p. 630
Burglary in respect of a dwelling	p. 641
Aggravated burglary	p. 642
Going equipped	p. 644
Handling and related offences	p. 648
Handling stolen goods	p. 648
Dishonestly retaining a wrongful credit	p. 667
Advertising for the return of stolen goods	p. 670
Money laundering and related offences	p. 670
Assisting another (A) to retain the benefit of criminal conduct	p. 670
Acquisition, possession or use of proceeds of criminal conduct	p. 671
Forgery	p. 673
The subject matter of forgery	p. 674
The forgery	p. 677
Mens rea: intent to prejudice	p. 683
The offences	p. 691
Offences of damage to property	p. 697
Destroying or damaging property of another	p. 697
Destroying or damaging property with intent to endanger life	p. 715
Arson	p. 719
Racially aggravated criminal damage	p. 719
Threats to destroy or damage property	p. 720
Possession offences	p. 721
Kindred offences	p. 723
Miscellaneous matters	p. 724
Computer misuse offences	p. 725
Unauthorised access to computer material	p. 726
Unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate further offences	p. 729
Unauthorised modification of computer material	p. 730
Criminal libels and related offences	p. 733
Blasphemy	p. 733
Defamatory libel	p. 736
Obscene publications	p. 739
Seditious words and libels	p. 758
Offences against public order	p. 761
Offences under the Public Order Act 1986	p. 761
Public nuisance	p. 772
Index	p. 777
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.