

Abstract
Each Concentrate revision guide is packed with essential information, key cases, revision tips, exam Q&As, and more. Concentrates show you what to expect in a law exam, what examiners are looking for, and how to achieve extra marks. Criminal Law Concentrate covers fundamental principles of this area of law and helps the reader to succeed in exams. Topics covered include the basis of criminal liability, actus reus, mens rea, and strict liability. The chapters also examine offences such as non-fatal offences, sexual offences, homicide, inchoate offences, theft, and fraud. Defences are also examined in the final two chapters. This edition has been updated to include: recent developments in the law and new cases such as Field, Grant, Rebelo, and Lawrance; more detail on sexual offences; and explanation of the new offence of strangulation.
Keywords:
actus reus, mens rea, criminal law, homicide, sexual offences, inchoate offences, theft, Gnango, Willetts, SadiqueYou do not currently have access to this chapter
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Contents
- Front Matter
- 1. The basis of criminal liability
- 2. Actus reus
- 3. Mens rea
- 4. Strict liability
- 5. Non-fatal offences against the person
- 6. Sexual offences
- 7. Homicide I
- 8. Homicide II
- 9. Inchoate offences
- 10. Participation
- 11. Theft
- 12. Fraud
- 13. Other property offences
- 14. Defences I
- 15. Defences II
- End Matter