Chapter 5 - Criminal law and cybercrimes. After completing this chapter, students will be able to: Explain the purpose of criminal law, enumerate the various categories and classes of crimes, describe the nature of an act within the concept of criminal liability, identify the four mental states to be found in the criminal code, explain the nature of corporate criminal liability,. | Business Law with UCC Applications,13e Criminal Law and Cybercrimes Chapter 5 McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2013 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Learning Objectives Explain the purpose of criminal law. Enumerate the various categories and classes of crimes. Describe the nature of an act within the concept of criminal liability. Identify the four mental states to be found in the criminal code. Explain the nature of corporate criminal liability. Learning Objectives Explain the various theories of punishment within criminal law. Enumerate and explain the elements of several key crimes. Define and explain the nature of cybercrimes. Explain the three standards for the insanity defense in criminal law. Outline the requirements of entrapment as a defense in criminal law. Criminal Law and Cybercrimes Definition and Classes of Crimes Definition of a Crime Criminal Law in the American System Classes of Crimes Criminal Law and Cybercrimes Definition of a Crime The . | Business Law with UCC Applications,13e Criminal Law and Cybercrimes Chapter 5 McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2013 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Learning Objectives Explain the purpose of criminal law. Enumerate the various categories and classes of crimes. Describe the nature of an act within the concept of criminal liability. Identify the four mental states to be found in the criminal code. Explain the nature of corporate criminal liability. Learning Objectives Explain the various theories of punishment within criminal law. Enumerate and explain the elements of several key crimes. Define and explain the nature of cybercrimes. Explain the three standards for the insanity defense in criminal law. Outline the requirements of entrapment as a defense in criminal law. Criminal Law and Cybercrimes Definition and Classes of Crimes Definition of a Crime Criminal Law in the American System Classes of Crimes Criminal Law and Cybercrimes Definition of a Crime The Objectives of Criminal Law Prosecutions and Lawsuits Double Jeopardy Victim’s Rights Criminal Law and Cybercrimes Criminal Law in the American System Federal Criminal Law Criminal Law as Adaptation Cross-Cultural Notes One of the earliest Chinese dynastic codes of law, and one that greatly influenced future legislation, was that of the T’ang Dynasty of the seventh century AD. It was composed of two sections: a body of statutes called lu, which amounted to a criminal code, and a collection of ordinances called ling, which was an administrative code. Criminal Law and Cybercrimes Elements of a Crime A Criminal Act The Required State of Mind The Matter of Motive The Matter of Corporate Liability The Matter of Punishment Criminal Law and Cybercrimes A Criminal Act Omissions and Refusals to Act Involuntary Movement or Behavior Criminal Law and Cybercrimes The Required State of Mind Purpose Knowledge Recklessness Negligence Criminal Law and Cybercrimes The Matter of Corporate Liability .
