Property Offences: The Protection of Property Through the Criminal Law

Property Offences deals authoritatively and comprehensively with all aspects of the criminal law relating to property. It contains detailed analysis of the elements of each offence as well as a consideration of the underlying principles of the civil law relating to property, without which property offences are frequently misunderstood. Designed as a practical working tool, it is invaluable as a means of understanding the details of property offences and of predicting how courts are likely to respond to areas of difficulty which arise in practice. * Comprehensive reference source on a difficult area of the law * Written by one of Britain's most eminent criminal lawyers * Provides examples of cases from other jurisdictions such as Australia and New Zealand.