Guilty as Charged
The legal term for behaviour that breaks the law.
What is crime?
Assault belongs to this category of crime.
What are offences against the person?
The person who actually commits the criminal act.
Who is a principal in the first degree?
The less serious type of offence usually heard in a lower court.
What is a summary offence?
The collective term for influences that may lead an individual to commit crime.
What are factors affecting criminal behaviour?
The guilty act required to establish most criminal offences.
What is actus reus?
Stealing a car would generally be classified as this type of offence.
What is a property offence?
A person who assists at the scene of a crime without being the main offender.
Who is a principal in the second degree?
This type of offence is generally heard in a higher court and carries more serious penalties.
What is an indictable offence?
Poverty is generally considered this type of factor affecting criminal behaviour.
What is a social factor?
The guilty mind or intention behind a criminal act.
What is mens rea?
Hacking into a school's database is an example of this category of crime.
What is a computer crime?
A person who helps plan or encourage a crime before it occurs.
Who is an accessory before the fact?
Minor traffic offences and offensive language are common examples of this type of offence.
What is a summary offence?
Peers, family influences, substance abuse, and unemployment are examples of these.
What are factors affecting criminal behaviour?
The two elements usually required to prove criminal responsibility.
What are actus reus and mens rea?
The illegal sale or distribution of narcotics falls under this category.
What are drug offences?
Someone who assists an offender after the crime has been committed.
Who is an accessory after the fact?
Murder is typically classified as this type of offence.
What is an indictable offence?
Crime prevention strategies such as CCTV, locks, and security guards fall into this category.
What is situational crime prevention?
This element may be missing when harm is caused accidentally without intent.
What is mens rea?
An agreement between two or more people to commit a crime is known as this.
What is conspiracy?
A friend who hides a robber from police after a theft would be considered this party to a crime.
What is an accessory after the fact?
In offences of this kind, the prosecution does not need to prove mens rea.
What is strict liability?
Improved street lighting helps achieve this crime prevention goal by increasing visibility and surveillance.
What is reducing opportunities for crime?