Mens Rea Explained | Basic Elements of a Crime | Criminal Law

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Mens rea is the ‘guilty mind’ in a crime and the second of the four basic elements of a crime. This video explores mens rea as taught in a 1L Criminal Law (CrimLaw) class. Of course, mens rea is only one part of the equation, we address actus reus, concurrence, and causation in other videos. Here, we deep dive into mens rea from both the #CommonLaw and #ModelPenalCode perspectives.

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Outline:
00:00 Intro
00:25 Lesson Plan
00:50 Mens Rea: Lesson Intro
01:28 Mens Rea: Defined
02:35 Mens Rea & the Common Law
03:39 Malice
04:31 Specific Intent
05:15 General Intent
05:49 Knowledge
06:59 Recklessness
08:03 Criminal Negligence
09:05 Mens Rea & the MPC
11:05 Purposely
11:52 Knowingly
12:45 Recklessly
13:38 Negligently
14:16 Conclusion

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Images:
Woosley, Brigitte, Artist. Lipscomb / B. Woosley. Texas, 2000. [18 Jan] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2019634696/.