Full Description
Develop understanding of criminal Law and clarify complex issues Criminal Law (Longman Law series), 8th Edition, by William Wilson and Laura Lammasniemi, combines coverage of the core legal principles with discussion of the theories and academic debates that underpin the subject. Enhance your understanding of criminal law and make use of the reading references to pertinent academic articles, hypothetical case examples that clarify complex issues, and end-of-chapter summaries.
Contents
Contents in brief
Part I Introduction
Understanding Criminal Law
Decisions to criminalise
Punishment
Part II General principles of criminal liability
Actus reus
Causation
Mens rea
Strict liability
Relationship between actus reus and mens rea
Defences (1): introduction to defences and failure of proof
Defences (2): affirmative defences
Part III Offences against the person
Non-fatal offences
Sexual offences
Homicide
Part IV Property offences
Theft
Fraud and making off without payment
Other property offences
Criminal damage
Part V Inchoate offences and complicity
Inchoate offences
Complicity
