Specified Criminal Offences
Assault, OAPA offences, theft, robbery, burglary, aggravated burglary, criminal damage, arson, homicide and fraud.
How to study for FLK2
Use closed-book rule anchors, realistic client facts, primary-classification ranges and an ethical decision check across every subject.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Apply actus reus and mens rea to common assault and battery and sections 47, 20 and 18 OAPA offences.
Exam cue: Break each offence into conduct, circumstance, consequence and fault.
Concept 2
Apply theft, robbery, burglary and aggravated burglary elements with appropriation, property, belonging, dishonesty, intent, force, entry and weapon facts.
Exam cue: Select the most specific offence supported by every fact.
Concept 3
Apply simple and aggravated criminal damage and arson, including property, damage, recklessness and danger to life.
Concept 4
Distinguish murder, voluntary and involuntary manslaughter and the three specified Fraud Act routes.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Using injury severity alone to determine OAPA mens rea.
Guardrail: Check the sitting-specific law cutoff, keep Solicitors Accounts in its official context and reject any answer that imports an FLK1 rule as the controlling subject.
Treating entry into any building with dishonest intent as burglary without the statutory elements.
Guardrail: Check the sitting-specific law cutoff, keep Solicitors Accounts in its official context and reject any answer that imports an FLK1 rule as the controlling subject.
Memory anchors
Specified Criminal Offences: scope
Assault, OAPA offences, theft, robbery, burglary, aggravated burglary, criminal damage, arson, homicide and fraud.
Specified Criminal Offences: focus 1
Apply actus reus and mens rea to common assault and battery and sections 47, 20 and 18 OAPA offences.
Specified Criminal Offences: focus 2
Apply theft, robbery, burglary and aggravated burglary elements with appropriation, property, belonging, dishonesty, intent, force, entry and weapon facts.
Specified Criminal Offences: focus 3
Apply simple and aggravated criminal damage and arson, including property, damage, recklessness and danger to life.
Specified Criminal Offences: focus 4
Distinguish murder, voluntary and involuntary manslaughter and the three specified Fraud Act routes.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
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Move forward only after this module is stable.
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