Shima Baradaran Baughman, Associate Dean of Research and Development Professor of Law and Presidential Scholar, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah; Richard G. Singer, Distinguished Professor of Law, Emeritus Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law; John Q. La Fond, Edward A. Smith/Missouri Chair Emeritus in Law, the Constitution, and Society University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law
The sources and limitations of the criminal law -- The purposes of punishment -- Actus Reus -- The doctrines of Mens Rea -- Mistake -- Strict liability -- Causation -- Homicide -- Rape -- Theft -- Solicitation -- Attempt -- Conspiracy -- Complicity -- Defenses : an initial survey -- Acts in emergency : justification vs. excuse -- Defenses based on individual characteristics