Part I: CRIMINAL LAW.1. Introduction to the Legal System of the United States.Federalism. Separation of Powers. The Structure of the Court System. Duties and Powers of the Judicial Branch. Comparing Civil Law and Criminal Law.

The Authority of Government to Regulate Behavior. The Purposes of Punishing Criminal Law Violators. Specific and General Deterrence. Incapacitation. Rehabilitation. Retribution. Web Links. Key Terms.

Review Questions. Problems & Critical Thinking Exercises. End Notes.2. Introduction to Criminal Law.The Distinction between Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure. Sources of Criminal Law. The Common Law.

Statutory Law. Ordinances. Administrative Law. Court Rules. The Model Penal Code. Constitutional Law. Web Links. Key Terms.

Review Questions. Problems & Critical Thinking Exercises. End Notes.3. The Two Essential Elements.Mens Rea. Mens Rea and the Common Law. Strict Liability.

Vicarious Liability. Current Approaches to Mens Rea. Proving Mens Rea. Motive. Actus Reus. Voluntariness. Thoughts and Statements as Acts. Personal Status as an Act.

Possession as an Act. Omissions as Acts. Causation. Web Links. Key Terms. Review Questions. Problems & Critical Thinking Exercises. End Notes.

4. Crimes Against the Person.Studying Crimes. Homicide. Homicide and the Common Law. Statutory Approaches to Homicide. Manslaughter. The Model Penal Code Approach to Homicide.

Life, Death, and Homicide. Suicide. Corpus Delicti. Assault and Battery. Aggravated Assault and Battery. Mayhem. Sex Crimes. Rape.

Nonforcible Rape. Sodomy. Rape Shield Laws.Incest. Sex Offenses Against Children. Megan's Laws, Commitment, and Castration.Kidnapping and False Imprisonment. Kidnapping.

Parental Kidnapping. False Imprisonment. Stalking. Civil Rights and Hate Crimes. Web Links. Key Terms. Review Questions. Problems & Critical Thinking Exercises.

End Notes.5. Crimes Against Property and Habitation.Arson. Burglary. Theft Crimes. Introduction to Theft Crimes. Larceny.

Embezzlement. False Pretenses. Receiving Stolen Property. Robbery. Extortion. Consolidated Theft Statutes. Identity Theft. The Model Penal Code Consolidation.

Destruction of Property. Computer Crimes. Web Links. Key Terms. Review Questions. Problems & Critical Thinking Exercises. End Notes.6 Crimes Against the Public.

Defining a "Crime Against the Public". Crimes Against Public Morality. Prostitution and Solicitation. Deviate Sexual Conduct. Indecent Exposure and Lewdness. Obscenity. Regulating the Internet. Crimes Against the Public Order.

Riot and Unlawful Assembly. Disturbing the Peace. Incitement/Advocacy of Unlawful Conduct. Threats. Vagrancy and Panhandling. Crimes Involving Firearms. Drug and Alcohol Crimes. Crimes Against the Administration of Government.

Perjury. Bribery. Tax Crimes. Obstruction of Justice. Contempt. Crimes Against Sovereignty and Security. Treason. Sedition and Espionage.

Terrorism. Crimes Against the Environment. Clean Water Act. Clean Air Act. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Occupational Safety and Health Act. Toxic Substances Control Act.

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. Endangered Species Act. Marine Mammal Protection Act. Web Links. Key Terms. Review Questions. Problems & Critical Thinking Exercises.

End Notes.7. Parties and Inchoate Offenses.Parties to Crimes. Inchoate Crimes. Attempt. Conspiracy. Solicitation.

Web Links. Key Terms. Review Questions. Problems & Critical Thinking Exercises. End Notes.8. Factual and Statutory Defenses."Defense" Defined.

Affirmative Defenses. Insanity. M'Naghten. Irresistible Impulse. Durham. The Model Penal Code Test. Guilty But Mentally Ill. Procedures of the Insanity Defense.

Disposition of the Criminally Insane. Insanity at the Time of Trial. Duress and Necessity. Use-of-Force Defenses. Self-Defense. Defense of Others. Defense of Property and Habitation. Impe.