Criminal Law 2.1 Intro To Criminal Law

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Criminal Law 2.1 Intro To Criminal Law

Elements of a Crime Typically, a crime is made up of four elements: Mens rea Actus reus Causation Concurrence

Mens Rea Mens Rea is the mental requirement in criminal law, also known as the guilty mind. There are four categories of mens rea: Intent Knowledge Recklessness Criminal Negligence

Actus Reus Actus reus is the physical part of a crime, or the guilty act. It typically describes what the defendant must do. Omission: failing to perform an act required by a criminal law, if a person is physically able to perform the act. State of being/affairs: an offense in which a person is not actively committing an act, but is still in violation of the law

Causation and Concurrence Causation: the defendant’s conduct must be linked to the resulting harm. Cause in fact: the harm caused would not have occurred if the defendant had not acted the way that they did Proximate cause: the defendant should have been able to foresee the consequences of their actions Concurrence: mens rea and actus reus must take place simultaneously, meaning the criminal must have had intent while committing the guilty act.

Motive and Strict Liability Motive: the reason why an illegal act was performed. Strict liability offenses are crimes regardless of a guilty state of mind.