LSCSO Department Manual
  • Los Santos Sheriffs Office Department Manual
  • Directory
  • Chapter 1: The Department Manual
    • Preface
    • Validity of Manual Content
    • Grammatical Construction
    • Assignment of Departmental Manual
  • Chapter 2: LSCSO Policies
    • Chain of Command
    • Command Authority
    • Transfer or Rehire
    • Disciplinary Process
  • Chapter 3: Equipment and Outfitting
    • Uniform Standards
    • Grooming Standards
  • Chapter 4: Procedures and Policies
    • Reasonable Suspicion and Probable Cause
    • Miranda Warning
    • Search Procedure
    • Detainment and Arrest Procedure
    • Processing Procedure
    • Use of Force
    • Pursuit Intervention Technique
    • Radio Etiquette
  • Chapter 5: Additional information
    • Case Law
    • Actus Reus & Mens Rea
    • Subdivision Process
    • Ride Along Policy
    • References & Additional Documents
      • The Police Academy V3.0
      • Probable Cause & Arrest Process
      • Effective Police Report Writing
      • State of San Andreas 10 Codes
      • San Andreas Penal Code
      • LSCSO Roster
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  1. Chapter 5: Additional information

Actus Reus & Mens Rea

For any person to be convicted of a crime, there must be two very essential elements:

Actus Reus (Guilty Act)

  • The unlawful act committed (the physical element)

  • Can be a failure to act, causing a crime

Mens Rea (Guilty Mind)

  • Criminal intent

  • Required element to convict of a crime

  • 4 Tiers of classification

    • Acting purposely - The defendant had an underlying conscious objective to act.

    • Acting knowingly - The defendant is practically certain that the conduct will cause a particular result.

    • Acting recklessly - The defendant consciously disregarded a substantial and unjustified risk.

    • Acting negligently - The defendant was not aware of the risk, but should have been aware of the risk.

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