Actus Reus
Mens Rea
Involvement in a crime
Types of Criminal Offences
The Criminal Code
100
Latin term for...
What is a wrongful deed
100
Latin term for...
What is a guilty mind
100
Person who actually commits the crime
What is a perpetrator
100
Minor criminal offences that must be charged within six months of the offence
What is summary conviction offences
100
Parliament passes laws to change the Criminal Code when needed. These changes represent...
What is changes in the values of society
200
'being' rather than 'doing'
what is state of affairs
200
A state of mind in which someone desires to carry out a wrongful action, knows what the results will be, and is reckless regarding the consequences.
What is intent
200
Someone who knowingly receives, comforts, or assists a perpetrator in escaping from the police
What is accessory after the fact
200
Serious crimes with more severe penalties and no time limit on charges
What is indictable offences
200
If a law is found to trespass on a persons rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, it is labeled...
What is unconstitutional and no longer in effect
300
Wrongful act or lack of that compromises the physical components of a crime
What is omission
300
The reason a person commits a crime, not necessarily their mental state
What is motive
300
A crime that involves advising, recommending, or persuading another person to commit a criminal offence.
What is counseling
300
can belong in both categories
What is hybrid offences.
300
describes offences that are considered crimes, as well as punishments for crimes.
What is the Criminal Code
400
the conduct of ( this )represents the actus reus of perjury
What is lying under oath
400
consciously taking an unjustifiable risk that a reasonable person would not take
What is recklessness
400
The crime of encouraging the perpetrator to commit an offence.
What is abetting
400
Criminal negligence causing death would fall under this category
What is indictable offence
400
These two conditions must exist for an act to be a criminal offence:
What is actus reus and mens rea
500
The conduct itself may not be criminal, but the ( blank ) of the conduct may be
What is result
500
A deliberate closing of one's mind to the possible consequences of one's actions
What is willful blindness
500
The shared responsibility among criminals for any additional offences that are committed in the course of the crime they originally intended to commit
What is party to common intention
500
Trespassing at night would be an example of a ( blank ) offence
What is summary
500
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states in section 11(d) that a person is "to be presumed..."
What is innocent until proven guilty
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