Criminal Law begins with
the foundations of law and the legal system and then extensively explores
criminal laws and defenses using general state principles, federal law, the
Constitution, and the Model Penal Code as guidelines. Topics covered includes:
Constitutional Protections, The Legal System in the United States, The
Elements of a Crime, Criminal Defenses, Parties to Crime, Inchoate Offenses,
Criminal Homicide, Sex Offenses and Crimes Involving Force, Fear, and Physical
Restraint, Crimes against the Public, Property and Government.
This
note describes the following topics: Features of Criminal Law, Functions of
Criminal Law, Justifications of Criminal Law, The Limits of Criminal Law,
Criminal Responsibility, Criminal Procedure and Evidence.
Author(s): The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Criminal Law begins with
the foundations of law and the legal system and then extensively explores
criminal laws and defenses using general state principles, federal law, the
Constitution, and the Model Penal Code as guidelines. Topics covered includes:
Constitutional Protections, The Legal System in the United States, The
Elements of a Crime, Criminal Defenses, Parties to Crime, Inchoate Offenses,
Criminal Homicide, Sex Offenses and Crimes Involving Force, Fear, and Physical
Restraint, Crimes against the Public, Property and Government.
This manual examines
the federal laws that relate to computer crimes. Topics covered includes:
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Wiretap Act, Network Crime Statutes and
Sentencing.
Author(s): Computer
Crime and Intellectual Property Section, Criminal Division
This note covers the following topics: Offenses, Jurisdiction,
Hierarchy Rule, Separation of Time and Place Rule, classifying offences and
scoring offences.
Author(s): U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of
Investigation