Publisher's Synopsis
This text explains and evaluates the main rules of criminal law by reference to the objectives of law in society. The authors draw extensively on a wide range of materials beyond the strict confines of English law, from the fields of philosophy, criminology and penology - all the specific offences are introduced in such a context.;This edition covers a number of important recent developments, including the substantial changes in sentencing as a result of the Criminal Justice Act 1991. The authors have included a new chapter on corporate criminal liability. Other major additions include the coverage of the House of Lords decisions on consent in Brown, duress in Gotts and appropriation in theft in Gomez. Following the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1991, the chapter on insanity has been rewritten.
