Sample questions from Evaluation in Criminal Law

Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.

1. Evaluating criminal law

   Why might the distinction between direct and oblique intention be considered difficult to apply in practice?

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   Direct intention (purpose) is straightforward, but oblique intention requires juries to assess whether death or serious harm was virtually certain and whether the defendant appreciated this. This involves complex psychological assessment and may lead to inconsistent verdicts.

2. Evaluating criminal law

   Why might objective tests of fault like negligence be considered inappropriate for criminal liability?

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   Criminal law traditionally requires proof of a guilty mind. Objective tests judge defendants against reasonable person standards regardless of their actual mental state, potentially convicting those who genuinely lacked awareness of risk and thus may not be morally blameworthy.

The 1 subtopics

One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.

How the guide is worked

Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.

1. Step 1 · Closed book

   Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.

2. Step 2 · Open book

   Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.

3. Step 3 · Closed book again

   Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.

Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.

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