{"title":"3. Causation","authors":"D. Ormerod, Karl Laird","doi":"10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0003","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter discusses a general approach to issues of causation in criminal law. Causation is an important feature in the study of crimes. It is especially so in cases of strict liability where, in the absence of mens rea elements, disputes over causation become the most critical issue in determining liability. The chapter examines some recent Supreme Court judgments in which the court has emphasized the important relationship between causation and fault.","PeriodicalId":436298,"journal":{"name":"Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Text, Cases, & Materials on Criminal Law","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131321610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"11. Sexual offences","authors":"D. Ormerod, Karl Laird","doi":"10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0011","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter examines the law governing sexual offences found in the Sexual Offences Act 2003, focusing on non-consensual offences. Some of the controversies examined include the following: Parliament’s failure to define core elements of the offences, such as ‘consent’ and ‘sexual’ and the attempts by the courts to fill these lacunae; whether a deception perpetrated by the defendant necessarily vitiates the complainant’s consent; and the overly wide breadth of some of the offences.","PeriodicalId":436298,"journal":{"name":"Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Text, Cases, & Materials on Criminal Law","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115939393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"15. Fraud","authors":"David Ormerod, Karl Laird","doi":"10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0015","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter examines the offence of fraud. It is a statutory offence that can be committed in one of three ways: by making a false representation; by failing to disclose information; and by abuse of position. Each has a different actus reus and mens rea, but for the most part liability turns on whether D was dishonest. The chapter also considers the related offences of obtaining services dishonestly, possession of articles for fraud, and making or supplying articles for use in frauds.","PeriodicalId":436298,"journal":{"name":"Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Text, Cases, & Materials on Criminal Law","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130626331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"5. Fault","authors":"D. Ormerod, Karl Laird","doi":"10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0005","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter considers the different types of fault required by criminal law. It examines the definitions and/or applications of the following concepts: intention, recklessness, malice, knowledge, and negligence.","PeriodicalId":436298,"journal":{"name":"Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Text, Cases, & Materials on Criminal Law","volume":"148 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114580811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"14. Burglary and related offences","authors":"D. Ormerod, Karl Laird","doi":"10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0014","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter examines the offence of burglary in addition to a number of related offences. It is a statutory offence that turns on the defendant having been a trespasser at the time he entered the building in question. The chapter examines how this term has been interpreted by the courts and also examines some other key issues that have arisen over the years, such as the definition of ‘building’. The chapter also examines a number of related offences.","PeriodicalId":436298,"journal":{"name":"Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Text, Cases, & Materials on Criminal Law","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116426345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"13. Robbery","authors":"D. Ormerod, Karl Laird","doi":"10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0013","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter examines the offence of robbery. It is a very serious statutory offence that is, in essence, an aggravated form of theft. The chapter considers the circumstances in which it would be more appropriate to charge someone with theft rather than robbery. The chapter also examines the difficulties in defining the word ‘force’, which is key to establishing liability for robbery.","PeriodicalId":436298,"journal":{"name":"Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Text, Cases, & Materials on Criminal Law","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114802121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"24. Intoxication","authors":"David Ormerod, Karl Laird","doi":"10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0024","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter discusses the law on offences involving intoxication. It distinguishes between voluntary and involuntary intoxication, and between ‘specific’ and ‘basic’ intent. Cases are presented to show that state of mind is both a necessary element in the definition of an offence as well as in some defences. Just as intoxication may cause a person to lack the mens rea of an offence so it may cause him to have the necessary mental element of a defence.","PeriodicalId":436298,"journal":{"name":"Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Text, Cases, & Materials on Criminal Law","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130729729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"19. Attempt","authors":"D. Ormerod, Karl Laird","doi":"10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0019","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter examines the law of attempts. It considers the precise mens rea for attempt: whether in addition to intending any result required for the crime, D must also intend the circumstances of the substantive offence in order to be guilty of attempting it; how far D’s acts must go in committing the substantive offence before he will be guilty of an attempt; whether the law criminalizes D who attempts to commit an offence even though on the facts it would have been impossible for him to commit the substantive offence; and reasons as to why it is appropriate to criminalize attempts to commit crimes.","PeriodicalId":436298,"journal":{"name":"Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Text, Cases, & Materials on Criminal Law","volume":"81 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124879319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"4. Omissions","authors":"D. Ormerod, Karl Laird","doi":"10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0004","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter considers the question of whether, and if so, how, the criminal law should impose liability for omissions. It discusses the courts’ approach to the imposition of liability for omissions and presents cases to demonstrate the difficulty of distinguishing between acts and omissions. It also addresses the link between omissions and causation.","PeriodicalId":436298,"journal":{"name":"Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Text, Cases, & Materials on Criminal Law","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121362967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"9. Involuntary manslaughter","authors":"D. Ormerod, Karl Laird","doi":"10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0009","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter examines those types of manslaughter committed where the defendant lacks the mens rea for murder—called involuntary manslaughter. It considers whether the unlawful act manslaughter offence is too wide because there is minimal subjective fault required; whether the unlawful act manslaughter offence is too vague; whether a supplier of drugs can be liable for manslaughter if V dies from having taken them; and whether gross negligence manslaughter infringes the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).","PeriodicalId":436298,"journal":{"name":"Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Text, Cases, & Materials on Criminal Law","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131879279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}