Complete Criminal Law

Concepts, cases, and commentary combine to stimulate active learning, critical thinking, and perceptive analysis.

Complete Criminal Law offers students a carefully blended combination of the concepts and cases of criminal law, accompanied by insightful commentary - a combination designed to encourage critical thinking, stimulate analysis, and promote a complete understanding.

Key features:
- Clear explanations of the legal concepts that underpin the subject give students a strong base on which to build
- Extracts from cases and primary materials show at first hand the law at work and will deepen understanding
- Thought-provoking thinking points that help develop the ability to analyse and critically evaluate the law
- Review questions and self-testing tools will help consolidate knowledge and give students the confidence to perform well in assessments

New to this edition:
- A further level of sub-headings has been added, to improve structure and navigation throughout.
- The offence of non-fatal strangulation or suffocation (s 75A Serious Crime Act 2015, inserted by s 70 Domestic Abuse Act 2021), now in force, is considered in detail.
- Changes introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 including a new offence of failing to prevent fraud.