Criminal Law Theory: | Doctrines Of The General P...

: Situations where a person is forced to commit a crime due to threats or extreme circumstances.

: Doctrines that automate liability for crimes that were intended but not completed. Criminal Law Theory: Doctrines of the General P...

: The requirement that the wrongful act ( actus reus ) and the guilty mind ( mens rea ) occur simultaneously for liability to attach. : Situations where a person is forced to

: The mental element or "guilty mind". Key doctrines include definitions of intention , recklessness , knowledge , and belief . and belief .