Questions about the The Elements of an Offence poster

What’s on the The Elements of an Offence poster?

Actus reus against Mens rea, side by side. Actus reus: The conduct, circumstances and result; Actus reus: Must be voluntary; Actus reus: Can be an omission where a duty exists; Actus reus: Includes any required consequence; Actus reus: Proved by evidence of what happened; Mens rea: Intention, recklessness or knowledge; Mens rea: Varies by offence; Mens rea: Assessed at the time of the act; Mens rea: Motive is not the same as intention; Mens rea: Inferred from conduct and circumstances; Both elements must generally coincide in time. That coincidence requirement generates…. Educational reference. Strict liability offences require no mens rea for at least one element. Not legal advice.

Who is the The Elements of an Offence poster for?

The Elements of an Offence belongs to the Law section rather than to a school year, because law & society is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning criminal law can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.

When should you use the The Elements of an Offence poster?

Most offences require both a prohibited act and a guilty state of mind. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Elements of an Offence belongs on the wall where that law & society work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.

What other posters go with The Elements of an Offence?

Corporate Liability, Defences and Criminal Procedure sit alongside The Elements of an Offence in the Law section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Corporate LiabilityDefencesCriminal Procedure

Is the The Elements of an Offence poster free to download and print?

Yes. The Elements of an Offence downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Law section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence

What size does the The Elements of an Offence poster print at?

The Elements of an Offence is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Elements of an Offence loses nothing.Printing guide