Criminal Law for Legal Professionals, 3rd Edition

PART I: Introduction and Overview
CHAPTER 1: Criminal Law in Canada
CHAPTER 2: The Constitution and Criminal Law
CHAPTER 3: The Criminal Code
CHAPTER 4: The Canadian Criminal Process
CHAPTER 5: The Elements of an Offence

PART II: Substantive Criminal Law
CHAPTER 6: Parties to an Offence
CHAPTER 7: Inchoate Offences
CHAPTER 8: Corporate Liability: Organizations
CHAPTER 9: Some Specific Offences
CHAPTER 10: Major Defences

PART III: Criminal Procedure
CHAPTER 11: Classification of Offences
CHAPTER 12: Court Jurisdiction
CHAPTER 13: Investigatory Powers
CHAPTER 14: Bringing the Accused Before Court
CHAPTER 15: Release of the Accused Prior to Trial
CHAPTER 16: Informations and Indictments
CHAPTER 17: Pre-Trial Procedure
CHAPTER 18: Criminal Rules
CHAPTER 19: The Trial
CHAPTER 20: Sentencing
CHAPTER 21: Appeals
CHAPTER 22: Alternative Measures

PART IV: Young Persons and Criminal Law
CHAPTER 23: The Youth Criminal Justice Act

PART V: Office Procedures for Criminal Law
CHAPTER 24: Common Office Procedures

APPENDIX A: Paralegal Scope of Practice
APPENDIX B: Checklists and Forms

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Chapter 5: The Elements of an Offence