ABSTRACT

Criminal law is a dynamic and popular element of all law degrees. Unlocking Criminal Law will ensure that you grasp the main concepts with ease, providing you with an indispensable foundation in the subject. This third edition is fully up-to-date with the latest changes in the law and now includes discussion of the Fraud Act, the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act, and the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act, as well as all the major new cases.

The Unlocking the Law series is designed specifically to make the law accessible. Each chapter opens with aims and objectives and contains activities such as quick quizzes and self-test questions, key facts charts, diagrams to aid learning and numerous headings and sub-headings to make the subject manageable. New features include summaries to check your understanding of each chapter, a glossary of legal terminology, essay questions with answer plans and exam questions with guidance on answering.

All titles in the series follow the same formula and include the same features so you can move easily from one subject to another. The series covers all the core subjects required by the Bar Council and the Law Society for entry onto professional qualifications as well as popular option units.

Resources supporting this book are available online at www.unlockingthelaw.co.uk. These include:


  • multiple choice questions

  • key questions and answers

  • revision mp3s available for free download

  • interactive glossary and flashcards
  • part |2 pages

    PART 1 CONCEPTS IN CRIMINAL LAW

    chapter 1|27 pages

    INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL LAW

    chapter 2|25 pages

    ACTUS REUS

    chapter 3|18 pages

    MENS REA

    chapter 4|27 pages

    STRICT LIABILITY

    chapter 5|23 pages

    PARTIES TO A CRIME

    chapter 6|27 pages

    INCHOATE OFFENCES

    chapter 7|29 pages

    CAPACITY

    chapter 8|43 pages

    GENERAL DEFENCES

    chapter 9|33 pages

    MENTAL CAPACITY DEFENCES

    part |2 pages

    PART 2 SPECIFIC OFFENCES

    chapter 10|48 pages

    HOMICIDE

    chapter 11|25 pages

    NON-FATAL OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON

    chapter 12|22 pages

    SEXUAL OFFENCES

    chapter 13|34 pages

    THEFT

    chapter 15|22 pages

    FRAUD

    chapter 16|20 pages

    CRIMINAL DAMAGE

    chapter 17|17 pages

    PUBLIC ORDER OFFENCES