Criminal Law, 9th Edition

Author: Catherine Elliott; Frances Quinn
Publisher: Pearson U.K._
ISBN: 9781408280713
Published In: April 2012
Format: Paperback
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Criminal Law clearly sets out the key topics your students will need to understand, unpicking the relevant case and statute law, whilst discussing the issues and academic debates that inevitably arise from this contentious area of law. The authors also provide criticism of the current law as well as discussion around reform.

Features

Key case boxes highlight the important cases your students need to remember
Topical issue boxes examine the law at work in notable examples from wider society
Figures and diagrams help students to visualise concepts and processes
Examination-style questions with detailed answer guidance help students to revise and prepare for assessments

New To This Edition

The Supreme Court’s views on liability of gang members involved in a criminal enterprise (R v Gnango, 2011)
The Court of Appeal’s first decision interpreting the new loss of control defence and in particular the relevance of sexual infidelity (R v Clinton, Evans and Parker, 2012)
The criminalisation of mercy killing

1. Elements of a crime

2. Strict liabilty

3. Murder

4. Voluntary manslaughter

5. Involuntary manslaughter

6. Non-fatal offences against the person

7. Sexual offences

8. Non-fraudulent property offences

9. Fraudulent property offences

10. Inchoate offences

11. Accomplices

12. Corporate liability

13. General defences

14. Codification of the criminal law

Catherine Elliott (LLB, DEA) is a qualified barrister and Senior Lecturer in Law at City University, London. She has extensive experience of teaching and writing about law.

Frances Quinn is an award-winning journalist, with particular interest in and experience of the law.

“I think that the book is pitched particularly well for those who are new to the study of criminal law. It also puts the law in a wider social and political context and this encourages students to think beyond the black letter law”

- Louise Taylor, Nottingham Trent University