Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Justice Studies

Learning Methods

Lecture
Online
Workshop

Module Offerings

4014LAWCJ-JAN-MTP

Aims

To provide an examination and evaluation of the links between substantive criminal law and criminal justice To provide understanding of the basic principles by which responsibility in the criminal law is assessed, and the socio-legal context underpinning these principles To provide an understanding of the policies and principles which support the substantive law and the way in which it is applied in practice by criminal justice agencies

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Actus reus Mens rea Strict liability Defences Inchoate offences Complicity
Module Overview:
This module aims to provide a critical discussion of the basic substantive criminal law (in terms of relevant case and statute law), but also aims to relate the substantive criminal law to its application in the criminal justice process in practice, as well as to its socio-legal context in wider society. You will be able to provide an understanding of the basic principles by which responsibility in the criminal law is assessed, and the socio-legal context underpinning these principle through lectures, workshops and online activity.
Additional Information:This module is designed for students who are studying criminal law alongside criminal justice modules. It aims to provide a critical discussion of the basic substantive criminal law (in terms of relevant case and statute law), but also aims to relate the substantive criminal law to its application in the criminal justice process in practice, as well as to its socio-legal context in wider society.

Assessments

Centralised Exam