Criminal law : examples & explanations

A favorite classroom prep tool of successful students that is often recommended by professors, the Examples & Explanations (E&E) series provides an alternative perspective to help you understand your casebook and in-class lectures. Each E&E offers hypothetical questions complemented by detailed explanations that allow you to test your knowledge of the topics in your courses and compare your own analysis.*

Contents

• The sources and limitations of the criminal law

• The purposes of punishment

• Actus reus

• The doctrines of mens rea

• Mistake

• Strict liability

• Causation

• Homicide

• Rape

• Theft

• Solicitation

• Attempt

• Conspiracy

• Complicity

• Defenses : an initial survey

• Acts in emergency : justification vs. excuse

• Defenses based on individual characteristics