An overview of the elements of crime chart PDF

Title	An overview of the elements of crime chart
Course	Criminal Law: Specific Crimes
Institution	University of South Africa
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ELEMENTS OF CRIME...

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Crime

Act Can be a postive act or an ommission. Think about what action is contained in the definition. eg: in the crime of murder - the act is the killing of a human being.

unlawfulness the act conforms to the requirements of the act but X has a valid lawful reason. eg Private defence

Culpability Can X be blamed for the unlawful conduct in the eyes of the law ? two forms : Intention and Negligence

Intention

Negligence

x commits an act which is dircted towards the commission of the act. while he know that the act is unlawful

when a person does not have the will to commit an act but did not act with the neccessary care that a reasonable person should have acted with....