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Welcome to the criminal law!

In this text, we shall be taking an expedition through the criminal law of England and Wales. The criminal law is a vast and diverse subject and arguably one of the most popular foundations of a law degree. I often explain to my own students that the criminal law is ‘real life’, in that it is easy to identify situations where the criminal law is involved in some way. This may be compared with other areas of law, such as equity and trusts, which, although essential to an understanding of law, does not fix itself quite so easily in the minds of students.

In this text, you will learn about the core features of the substantive criminal law. We shall explore the necessary elements for a criminal offence to exist, the participants involved in the criminal process and the main criminal offences covered on an undergraduate criminal law syllabus.