GUIDE TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF CRIME with Supplemental Worksheets

The guide provided is titled "General Guide to the Classification of Crime and Elements of Criminal Responsibility" and includes the following supplemental worksheets: 1) Learned Objectives, 2) Review and Problem-Solving, and 3) Workplace Application and Ethics. Also included are answer keys and a grading rubric.

OUTLINE OF TOPICS COVERED:

CLASSIFICATION OF CRIMES

Criminal, Civil, and Moral Responsibility

Felonies, Misdemeanors, and Petty Offenses

BASIC ELEMENTS OF CRIMINAL CULPABILITY

THE PHYSICAL ACT: ACTUS REUS

Voluntary Action

Thoughts versus Acts

Omissions as Acts

Words as Acts

Possession as an Act

THE MENTAL STATE: MENS REA

Specific Intent and General Intent

Transferred Intent

Strict Liability

Classifications of Mental States

CAUSATION AND CONCURRENCE

Cause-in-Fact and But-For Tests

Proximate and Intervening Causes

Concurrence of Elements

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