Nature of Crime
Participants of Crime
Offences Against the Person
Defences of the Accused
Sentencing Options
100
An act or omission of an act that is prohibited and punishable by federal statue.
What is a crime?
100
The court official appointed to try cases in a court of law and to sentence convicted persons.
Who is a judge?
100
The killing of another human being directly or indirectly.
What is homicide?
100
Defined in the criminal code as a disease of the mind.
What is a mental disorder?
100
A judgment that is not carried out, provided certain requirements are met.
What is a suspended sentence?
200
The physical act involved in committing the offence described by the criminal law. The "guilty action"
What is "actus reus"?
200
In criminal court, the person charged with committing a personal offence.
Who is the accused or defendant?
200
This occurs when a mother kills her new born child.
What is infanticide?
200
The use of reasonable force to defend against an attack.
What is self-defence?
200
A prison sentence of less than 90 days. Can be served on weekends and at night.
What is an intermittent sentence?
300
A deliberate intention to commit a wrongful act with reckless disregard for the consequences. The "guilty mind".
What is "mens rea"?
300
The lawyer who defends an accused person on trial.
Who is the defence counsel?
300
The most common violent crime in Canada?
What is assault?
300
Words or actions that are insulting enough to cause an ordinary person to loose self-control?
What is provocation?
300
A prison sentence that can be served in the community, with strict terms attached.
What is a condition sentence?
400
The desire to commit a wrongful act with no ulterior motive or purpose.
What is general intent?
400
The lawyer representing the government's interest in investigating and punishing criminal offences.
Who is the Crown attorney or prosecutor?
400
Any culpable homicide not classified as murder or infanticide.
What is manslaughter?
400
When the accused person is forced by threat of violence to commit a criminal act against his/her will.
What is compulsion or duress?
400
A sentence that allows a person to live in the community under the supervision of a parole officer.
What is probation?
500
The desire to commit one wrongful act for the sake of accmplishing another.
What is specific intent?
500
Information that tends to prove or disprove the elements of an offence?
What is evidence?
500
The intentional killing of another human being.
What is murder?
500
A condition in which a person acts without being aware of what he or she is doing.
What is automatism?
500
Allowing an offender to serve a sentence at home under electronic supervision from a remote location.
What is electronic monitoring?
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