Investigating Specific Criminal Intent within the Framework of the Material Element of the Crime

One of the elements of a crime is the mental element. This element, which plays a crucial role in criminalization and the severity of punishment, has a complex nature attributed to its internal and mental aspects, making its evaluation and analysis challenging. One of the constitutive elements of a crime is the mental element, which this research examines regarding specific criminal intent in limited crimes. Accordingly, the realization of specific criminal intent in limited crimes results from the direct relationship between the mental actions of the perpetrator and the criminal outcome. (Intention to result) is a mental state that, according to all jurists and based on criminal laws, while establishing a direct relationship between the mental actions of the perpetrator and the criminal outcome, embodies specific criminal intent. The perpetrator's knowledge and awareness of the criminal outcome can currently form specific criminal intent in two ways: (knowledge of occurrence and the criminal outcome) and (knowledge of the ability to act in creating the outcome), according to current criminal legislations. Although (knowledge of occurrence) can constitute specific criminal intent in all limited crimes, (knowledge of the ability to act in creating the outcome) is not as universally applicable.