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Tables of Contents for Criminal Law With Infotrac
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xi
The Nature and Purposes of Criminal Law
1
34
Introduction
2
2
The Nature of Criminal Law
4
1
Classifying and Grading Crimes
4
4
Crime, Tort, and Nonlegal Responses to Social Harms
5
1
The General and Special Parts of Criminal Law
6
1
Grading Schemes
6
2
Punishment
8
8
Retribution
10
2
Prevention
12
3
Trends in Punishment
15
1
Criminal Law in a Federal System
16
1
Sources of Criminal Law
17
6
The Common-Law Origins of Criminal Law
18
1
Criminal Codes
19
1
Common-Law Crimes and Modern Criminal Law
20
2
``Rational Criminal Law''
22
1
Nonlegal Influences on Criminal Law
23
5
The Influence of Ideology
23
2
The Influence of Irrationality
25
1
The Influence of History
26
1
The Influence of an ``Ethical Core''
27
1
Summary
28
7
Constitutional Limits on Criminal Law
35
43
Introduction
36
1
The Rule of Law
37
1
Ex Post Facto Laws
37
1
Void-for-Vagueness Doctrine
38
1
How to Read, Brief, and Find Cases
39
8
Equal Protection of the Laws
47
3
Free Speech
50
7
Right to Privacy
57
13
Cruel and Unusual Punishments
70
4
Summary
74
4
The General Principles of Criminal Liability: The Requirement of Action
78
38
Introduction
79
3
Actus Reus
82
3
Status as Actus Reus
85
6
Failure to Act
91
14
Possession
105
8
Summary
113
3
The General Principles of Criminal Liability: Mens Rea, Concurrence, Causation
116
29
Introduction
117
1
Determining Mens Rea
118
1
Four Levels of Mens Rea
118
19
Purpose
119
6
Knowledge
125
3
Standards for Determining Purpose and Knowledge
128
1
Recklessness and Negligence
129
4
Strict Liability
133
4
Concurrence
137
1
Causation
137
5
Grading Offenses
142
1
Summary
142
3
Parties to Crime and Vicarious Liability
145
27
Introduction
146
1
Parties to Crime
147
11
Actus Reus of Accomplice Liability
148
4
Mens Rea of Accomplice Liability
152
3
Complicity Following Crime
155
3
Vicarious Liability
158
12
Corporate Vicarious Liability
159
4
Individual Vicarious Liability
163
4
Vicarious Liability of Parents
167
3
Summary
170
2
Uncompleted Crimes: Attempt, Conspiracy, and Solicitation
172
39
Introduction
173
1
Attempt
173
21
History of the Law of Attempt
174
1
Theories of Criminal Attempt
175
1
The Elements of Criminal Attempt
175
10
Legal and Factual Impossibility
185
6
Abandonment
191
3
Summary of Attempt Law
194
1
Conspiracy
194
9
Conspiracy Actus Reus
194
1
Conspiracy Mens Rea
195
1
The Objective of the Conspiracy
196
1
Parties to the Conspiracy
197
5
Summary of Conspiracy Law
202
1
Solicitation
203
5
Summary
208
3
Defenses to Criminal Liability: Justifications
211
63
Introduction
212
2
Self-Defense
214
37
Elements of Self-Defense
215
26
The Retreat Doctrine
241
3
Defense of Others
244
1
Defense of Home and Property
244
7
Execution of Public Duties
251
4
Resisting Unlawful Arrest
255
4
Choice-of-Evils Defense
259
6
The Elements of the Choice-of-Evils Defense
261
4
Consent
265
5
Summary
270
4
Defenses to Criminal Liability: Excuses
274
49
Introduction
275
1
Insanity
275
15
Right-Wrong Test
276
6
Irresistible Impulse Test
282
1
Substantial Capacity Test
283
6
Burden of Proof
289
1
Diminished Capacity
290
1
Intoxication
291
6
Age
297
6
Duress
303
5
Mistake
308
1
Entrapment
308
8
Syndromes
316
3
Summary
319
4
Crimes Against Persons I: Criminal Homicide
323
60
Introduction
324
1
History of Criminal Homicide
325
1
Elements of Criminal Homicide
325
11
Taking a Life
326
8
Causing Another's Death
334
2
Murder
336
27
First-Degree Murder
337
12
Second-Degree Murder
349
3
Felony Murder
352
7
Corporate Murder
359
4
Manslaughter
363
16
Voluntary Manslaughter
363
9
Involuntary Manslaughter
372
7
Summary
379
4
Crimes Against Persons II: Criminal Sexual Conduct and Others
383
44
Introduction
384
1
Criminal Sexual Conduct
385
4
History of Rape
385
4
The Elements of Modern Rape
389
20
The Actus Reus of Rape
389
7
The Mens Reus of Rape
396
13
Assault and Battery
409
8
The Elements of Battery
410
2
Grading Battery
412
1
The Elements of Assault
413
3
A Comprehensive Model Assault and Battery Statute
416
1
False Imprisonment
417
1
Kidnapping
417
7
Summary
424
3
Crimes Against Habitation: Burglary and Arson
427
17
Introduction
428
1
Burglary
428
8
Burglary Actus Reus
430
1
Circumstance Elements
431
4
Burglary Mens Rea
435
1
Grading Burglary
435
1
Arson
436
5
History and Rationale of Arson
436
1
Burning: The Arson Actus Reus
437
3
Arson Mens Rea
440
1
Property in Arson
441
1
Grading Arson
441
1
Summary
441
3
Crimes Against Property
444
37
Introduction
445
1
History of Theft
445
1
Larceny
446
5
Larceny Actus Reus
447
3
The Property and Its Value
450
1
Larceny Mens Rea
451
1
Embezzlement
451
1
False Pretenses---Stealing by Deceit
452
2
General Theft Statutes
454
1
Computer Crime
455
8
Receiving Stolen Property
463
4
Forgery and Uttering
467
2
Forgery
467
2
Uttering
469
1
Robbery and Extortion
469
8
Robbery
470
4
Extortion
474
3
Summary
477
4
Crimes Against Public Order and Morals
481
52
Introduction
482
2
Street People
484
17
Loitering
485
8
Panhandling
493
8
Street Gangs
501
12
Summary
513
4
Appendix
Constitution of the United States
517
16
Glossary
533
6
Table of Cases
539
6
Index
545