Law, Criminal

In this entry, the structure of the criminal law is reviewed. The review begins by explaining the types of elements that can be used in defining crimes with an emphasis on behavioral (e.g., actus reus ) and mental (e.g., mens rea ) elements. Substantive and evidentiary defenses are categorized and are explained along with the most frequently discussed functions of punishment

Criminal law · Criminology · Mens rea · Political science · Punishment (psychology · Criminal Law and Evidence · Free Will and Agency · Law · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems · Psychology · Social Psychology

• The Oxford Handbook of Criminal Law

  Markus D Dubber, Tatjana Hörnle•The Oxford handbook of criminal law•2014

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• The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law

  Maria Polinsky, A Mitchell Polinsky et al.•Journal of Economic Literature•2000

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• The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Law

  Mathias Reimann, Reinhard Zimmermann•Oxford Handbook of Comparative Law•2019

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• Understanding Deviance

  David Downes, Paul Rock et al.•Understanding Deviance•2016

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• Handbook on the Economics of Crime

  Bruce L Benson, Paul R Zimmerman•Handbook on the Economics of Crime•2010

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• Strict Liability in the Criminal Law

  Richard A Wasserstrom•Stanford Law Review•1960

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• Mens Rea

  Francis Bowes Sayre•Harvard Law Review•1932

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• The Expressive Function of Punishment

  Joel Feinberg, Sherwood J B Sugden•The Monist•1965

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