ABSTRACT
This book has been written specifically for students studying criminal law as part of their undergraduate or CPE studies. It examines the general principles of the subject and then looks at selected specific crimes. The selection has been undertaken on the basis of those crimes which make the greatest impact on the life of the citizen and those which take up the majority of court time. It does not attempt to offer a comprehensive review of the several thousand crimes which do not fall into either category but we believe that having studied the general principles of criminal liability the student will be able to employ the same approach to these other crimes and be in a position to subject them to detailed analysis.
