the assignment consists of writing an analysis paper on the inchoate crimes of solicitation, conspiracy, and attempted murder and how these crimes relate to the childhood story of Hansel and Gretel.
Students must discuss the following for the paper:
Inchoate crimes in general. Why are incomplete acts still considered crimes?
The necessary components of inchoate crime: act, mind, and concurrence.
The specific elements of the crimes of solicitation, conspiracy, and attempt.
How the facts of the story meet, or not, the elements of each crime.