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The Model Penal Code (or MPC) is a model code assembled by the American Legal Institute that was first promulgated in 1962. Following the MPC�s promulgation, many states� criminal codes underwent significant reforms, and to this day, many states� criminal codes are based on the MPC.

The MPC is comprised of four parts: (I) general principles of liability; (II) definitions of specific offenses; (III) provisions governing treatment and correction; and (IV) provisions governing the organization of corrections departments and divisions.

Two of the MPC�s parts have gained historic significance: (I) the general principles of liability and (II) the definition of specific offenses. The sentencing, treatment, and corrections portions of parts III and IV were not as well-received and were quickly left behind.

The MPC defined crimes using an elements analysis to distinguish between the different elements of a crime that are required for liability. Additionally, the MPC standardized mens rea terms to determine defendants� mental states.�

See also: Model Penal Code Insanity Defense

For more reading on the MPC, see The American Model Penal Code: A Brief Overview.�