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Author
Title
Modern criminal law of Australia / Jeremy Gans.
Published
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Printed
2013reprint.
Call Number
KU3800 .G37 2012
ISBN
9780521737470 (pbk.)
0521737478 (pbk.)
0521737478 (pbk.)
Description
xxxv, 408 pages ; 25 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)744528438
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Record Appears in
Table of Contents
Table of statutes
x
Table of cases
xxiv
Introduction
1
The problem of criminal law books
1
Crime books
2
Skills books
2
How to read this book
4
Chapters
4
Structures
6
Examples
8
How to use this book
10
Working
10
Teaching
11
Learning
15
Acknowledgments
17
1.
Words
19
1.1.
Introduction
19
1.2.
The problem of words
19
1.2.1.
Finding meaning
20
1.2.2.
Finding words
22
1.3.
Reading statutes
25
1.3.1.
Language
26
1.3.2.
Context
29
1.3.3.
Purpose
33
1.4.
Reading offence provisions
37
1.4.1.
Penal provisions
37
1.4.2.
Human rights law
39
1.4.3.
General criminal law
42
1.5.
Summary
44
2.
Choices
45
2.1.
Introduction
45
2.2.
The problem of choices
46
2.2.1.
Choosing boundaries
47
2.2.2.
Choosing outcomes
48
2.3.
Policing
50
2.3.1.
When to police
50
2.3.2.
How to police
54
2.4.
Prosecuting
56
2.4.1.
When to prosecute
57
2.4.2.
How to prosecute
61
2.5.
Regulating
63
2.6.
Summary
66
3.
Conduct
67
3.1.
Introduction
67
3.2.
The problem of conduct
67
3.2.1.
Defining conduct
69
3.2.2.
Attributing conduct
70
3.3.
Responsibility for conduct
73
3.3.1.
Intended conduct
75
3.3.2.
Voluntary acts
79
3.3.3.
Voluntary omissions
81
3.3.4.
Voluntary states of affairs
84
3.3.5.
Ambiguous conduct
87
3.4.
Lack of responsibility for conduct
89
3.4.1.
Uncontrolled conduct
90
3.4.2.
Impaired conduct
92
3.4.3.
Intoxicated conduct
94
3.5.
Summary
96
4.
Results
98
4.1.
Introduction
98
4.2.
The problem of results
99
4.2.1.
Defining results
99
4.2.2.
Attributing results
102
4.3.
Responsibility for results
104
4.3.1.
Foreseen results
106
4.3.2.
Unforeseen results
109
4.3.3.
Ambiguous results
112
4.4.
Lack of responsibility for results
116
4.4.1.
Carelessness
117
4.4.2.
Reasonableness
119
4.4.3.
Uncontrollable results
122
4.5.
Summary
124
5.
Circumstances
125
5.1.
Introduction
125
5.2.
The problem of circumstances
125
5.2.1.
Defining circumstances
127
5.2.2.
Attributing circumstances
130
5.3.
Responsibility for circumstances
132
5.3.1.
Intended circumstances
134
5.3.2.
Foreseen circumstances
138
5.3.3.
Unforeseen circumstances
140
5.3.4.
Ambiguous circumstances
144
5.4.
Lack of responsibility for circumstances
149
5.4.1.
Carelessness
150
5.4.2.
Carefulness
154
5.4.3.
Uncontrollable circumstances
157
5.5.
Summary
159
6.
Sentences
161
6.1.
Introduction
161
6.2.
The problem of sentences
162
6.2.1.
Offence factors
162
6.2.2.
Offender factors
165
6.3.
Assessing offence seriousness
167
6.3.1.
Nature of the offence
169
6.3.2.
Circumstances of the offence
172
6.3.3.
Ambiguous offences
176
6.4.
Limits on assessing offence seriousness
181
6.4.1.
Discriminatory factors
182
6.4.2.
Incriminatory factors
184
6.4.3.
Regulatory factors
187
6.5.
Summary
190
7.
Standards
192
7.1.
Introduction
192
7.2.
The problem of standards
193
7.2.1.
Ambiguous behaviour
194
7.2.2.
Ambiguous offenders
198
7.3.
Counterfactual standards
201
7.3.1.
Dangerous behaviour
203
7.3.2.
Dangerous offenders
206
7.4.
Moral standards
209
7.4.1.
Aberrant behaviour
211
7.4.2.
Aberrant offenders
215
7.5.
Summary
219
8.
Groups
220
8.1.
Introduction
220
8.2.
The problem of groups
221
8.2.1.
Attributed crimes
222
8.2.2.
Distributed crimes
226
8.3.
Responsibility for others
230
8.3.1.
Commissioning conduct
231
8.3.2.
Facilitating offending
234
8.3.3.
Joining offenders
238
8.4.
Lack of responsibility for others
242
8.4.1.
Position
242
8.4.2.
Opposition
244
8.4.3.
Exclusion
247
8.5.
Summary
250
9.
Failures
251
9.1.
Introduction
251
9.2.
The problem of failures
252
9.2.1.
Failed crimes
252
9.2.2.
Criminal failures
255
9.3.
Responsibility for failures
258
9.3.1.
Intended crimes
259
9.3.2.
Individual failures
265
9.3.3.
Group failures
269
9.4.
Lack of responsibility for failures
271
9.4.1.
Futile failures
272
9.4.2.
Fickle failures
274
9.4.3.
Feeble failures
276
9.5.
Summary
278
10.
Exceptions
280
10.1.
Introduction
280
10.2.
The problem of exceptions
281
10.2.1.
Developing exceptions
282
10.2.2.
Applying exceptions
284
10.3.
Exceptions from responsibility
287
10.3.1.
Lawful crimes
290
10.3.2.
Reasonable crimes
294
10.3.3.
Ambiguous exceptions
299
10.4.
Lack of exceptions from responsibility
304
10.4.1.
Careless crimes
305
10.4.2.
Careful crimes
309
10.4.3.
Complete crimes
311
10.5.
Summary
313
11.
Victims
314
11.1.
Introduction
314
11.2.
The problem of victims
314
11.2.1.
Victims as prosecutors
316
11.2.2.
Victims as defendants
320
11.3.
Victims and offences
323
11.3.1.
Targeted victims
324
11.3.2.
Willing victims
328
11.3.3.
Ambiguous victims
333
11.4.
Victims and responsibility
336
11.4.1.
Careless victims
337
11.4.2.
Careful victims
340
11.5.
Summary
343
12.
States
344
12.1.
Introduction
344
12.2.
The problem of states
344
12.2.1.
States as defendants
345
12.2.2.
States as victims
349
12.3.
States and offences
353
12.3.1.
Willing states
354
12.3.2.
Targeted states
358
12.3.3.
Ambiguous states
361
12.4.
States and responsibility
365
12.4.1.
Careful states
365
12.4.2.
Careless states
370
12.5.
Summary
375
Appendix --- Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth), Schedule, Chapter 2
376
Index
401