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Criminal Law
Strict Liability Crimes in Practice: Public Welfare Offenses, Regulatory Crimes, and Common Examples
Introduction Criminal law ordinarily assumes that a person should not be punished merely because a prohibited act occurred. Traditionally, c
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Regulatory Offenses and Criminal Liability
Regulatory Offenses and Criminal Liability Modern criminal law does more than punish conduct traditionally regarded as inherently wrongful.
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Victimless Crimes and Criminal Law
Victimless Crimes and Criminal Law Criminal law is often understood as a system for protecting people from harm. Murder protects human life.
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Violent Crimes vs. Nonviolent Crimes
Violent Crimes vs. Nonviolent Crimes Criminal offenses are often divided into two broad categories: violent crimes and nonviolent crimes. Th
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Malum in Se and Malum Prohibitum
Malum in Se and Malum Prohibitum Criminal law does not treat every prohibited act in exactly the same way. Some conduct is considered wrong
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Crimes Classified by Mental State
Crimes Classified by Mental State Criminal law does not punish every harmful act simply because harm occurred. In most criminal cases, the l
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Duress vs. Necessity in Criminal Law
Duress vs. Necessity in Criminal Law Duress and necessity are two important defenses in criminal law that excuse or justify conduct that wou
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Alibi as a Criminal Defense
Alibi as a Criminal Defense An alibi is a defense in a criminal case based on the claim that the defendant was somewhere else when the crime
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Juvenile Criminal Responsibility
Juvenile Criminal Responsibility Criminal law generally assumes that people should be held responsible for their unlawful conduct. But that
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Infancy and Age of Criminal Responsibility
Infancy and Age of Criminal Responsibility Criminal law generally assumes that a person must possess a sufficient level of understanding and
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Consent as a Criminal Defense
Consent as a Criminal Defense Consent occupies an unusual position in criminal law. In everyday life, consent is one of the most basic ways
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Mistake of Law as a Criminal Defense
Mistake of Law as a Criminal Defense Criminal law generally operates on a simple but powerful assumption: people are expected to obey the la