Full Description
Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Text, Cases, & Materials on Criminal Law is a thorough and accessible guide to criminal law, combining extracts from key cases and statutes, together with invaluable extracts from expert reports and articles. Ormerod and Laird expertly guide the reader through the various facets of the law while posing numerous questions for further investigation and reflection.
The contents of the twelfth edition have been substantially revised and restructured to closely match the structure of contemporary courses. This new edition includes significantly more explanatory text and third-party critical commentary, ensuring that the book is suitable for use as a core textbook.
This book provides the law student with everything they need to develop a thorough understanding of this fascinating subject.
Online Resource Centre
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This book is accompanied by a selection of online resources, including detailed annual updates, useful web links, and outline answer guidance to selected in-text questions.
Contents
1: Introduction
2: The elements of a crime
3: Causation
4: Omissions
5: Fault
6: Strict liability
7: Murder
8: Voluntary manslaughter
9: Involuntary manslaughter
10: Non-fatal offences against the person
11: Consent and offences against the person
12: Sexual offences
13: Theft
14: Robbery
15: Burglary and related offenses
16: Fraud
17: Related offences in the Theft Acts 1968 and 1978
18: Offences of damage to property
19: Parties to offences
20: Attempt
21: Conspiracy
22: Assisting and encouraging: Serious Crime Act 2007, Part 2
23: General defences
24: Mental conditions
25: Intoxication
26: Liability of corporations
