Criminal Justice Codification, Revision and Reform Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Criminal Justice Codification, Revision and Reform Act Part I: General Part - Chapter I: General Provisions - Revises and recodifies title 18 of the United States Code to establish a Federal Criminal Code. States that the code seeks to promote the general security through deterence by giving due notice of offenses and sanctions prescribed by law. Classifies felonies into five categories, A through E. States that, except as otherwise provided, this code is applicable to prosecutions under any Act of Congress except the Uniform Code of Military Justice and the District of Columbia Code. Provides that Federal jurisdiction to investigate or to prosecute an offense in a court of the United States exists as provided in connection with the definition of each offense in this code. Establishes standards under which extraterritorial jurisdiction may be extended over individuals outside the territory of the United States. Chapter 2: Principles of Criminal Liability - Defines the terms culpability and states that, except as otherwise provided, a person does not commit an offense unless he acts culpably with respect to each element of the offense. Sets forth certain situations under which culpa…