Understanding criminal law -- Decisions to criminalise -- Punishment -- Actus reus -- Causation -- Mens rea -- Strict liability -- Relationship between actus reus and mens rea -- Defences (1) -- Defences (2) : affirmative defences -- Non-fatal offences -- Sexual offences -- Homicide -- Theft -- Fraud and making off without payment -- Other property offences -- Criminal damage -- Inchoate offences -- Complicity