... the offender urges, suggests, persuades, etc. another to commit a crime. The mens rea of incitement is again intention, this intention is to bring about the required result. The actus reus of attempts exists when a party does an act, which is more than merely preparatory. Once again intention is the mens rea needed with attempts, as with all other inchoate offences. Conspiracy is when an agreement is made between at least two parties. If conspiracy were to be abolished, then using the case of Chrastney 1991, where the defendant tried to argue that she had only discussed with her husband the matter of supplying class A drugs, whereas she had really known that other conspirators had been involved in the plan, then she would not have been convicted. People agree that conspiracy should not be used as an offence, as no one is being harmed by the parties conspiracy. The ...

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