Complete Criminal Law - Text, Cases, and Materials

Complete Criminal Law provides students with choice extracts, supported by clear author commentary and useful learning features. The explanations and examples in this textbook have been crafted to help students hone their understanding of criminal law.The Complete titles are ambitious in their scope; they have been carefully developed with teachers to offer law students more than just a presentation of the key concepts. Instead they offer a complete package. Only by building on the foundations of the subject, by showing how the law works, demonstrating its application through extracts from cases and judgments, and by giving students the tools and the confidence to think critically about the law will they gain a completeunderstanding.Digital formats and resourcesThis edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.- The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks- The online resources includes:* Annual updates* Links to relevant websites* Answer guidance on problem questions and 'thinking points' from the text* Extra exam style questions with answers guidance* Test bank of 200 multiple choice questions* Additional information on drugs offences

Sommario

1 Introduction and general principles; 2 Actus reus: Acts, omissions, and causation; 3 Mens rea: Intention, recklessness, negligence, and gross negligence; 4 Strict, vicarious, and corporate liability; 5 Secondary participation: Parties to a crime; 6 Homicide I: Murder; 7 Homicide II: Voluntary and involuntary manslaughter; 8 Defences of incapacity and mental conditions; 9 Defences of compulsion; 10 Non-fatal offences against the person; 11 Sexual offences; 12 Property offences I; 13 Property offences II: Fraud and making off without payment; 14 Property offences III; 15 Inchoate offences: Attempt, conspiracy, and assisting and encouraging under The Serious Crime Act 2007

Info autore

The late Janet Loveless was a Senior Lecturer in Law at London Metropolitan University. During her career she was also a member of the LLM Board of London University Examiners and a partner of a London legal aid firm of solicitors.

Mischa Allen has 20 years' experience of teaching and examining criminal law on undergraduate and GDL courses and was previously Course Leader for the GDL at London Metropolitan University. She is an Associate Lecturer in Law at the Open University and at University of Essex Online.

Caroline Derry is a Lecturer in Law at the Open University. She has practised as a barrister and solicitor, and was previously LLB Law Course Leader at London Metropolitan University.

Riassunto

Complete Criminal Law provides students with choice extracts, supported by clear author commentary and useful learning features. The explanations and examples in this textbook have been crafted to help students hone their understanding of criminal law.

The Complete titles are ambitious in their scope; they have been carefully developed with teachers to offer law students more than just a presentation of the key concepts. Instead they offer a complete package. Only by building on the foundations of the subject, by showing how the law works, demonstrating its application through extracts from cases and judgments, and by giving students the tools and the confidence to think critically about the law will they gain a complete
understanding.
Digital formats and resources
This edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.
- The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
- The online resources includes:
* Annual updates
* Links to relevant websites
* Answer guidance on problem questions and 'thinking points' from the text
* Extra exam style questions with answers guidance
* Test bank of 200 multiple choice questions
* Additional information on drugs offences

Testo aggiuntivo

A comprehensive and accessible criminal law textbook, written in an engaging way to enhance student learning

Relazione

A fantastic book...a complete package. The book and combined online support provides...a detailed and highly effective learning pathway. If a learner followed the logical structure and took advantage of the online support they would be guaranteed success on any criminal law module Louis Martin, Senior Lecturer, Staffordshire University

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Allen , Derry , Loveless , Mischa Allen, Mischa (Associate Lecturer in Law Allen, Caroline Derry, Caroline (Lecturer in Law Derry, Janet Loveless, Janet (Former Senior Lecturer in Law Loveless
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9780198848462
• ISBN: 978-0-19-884846-2
• Pagine: 784
• Serie: Complete
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto penale, diritto processuale penale, criminologia