Vocabulary
Punishable offence against society
What is crime
Men's rea deals with what aspect of a suspect during a crime?
What is mental state or mindset
Criminal conduct produces a criminal harm. For example the causation of theft is the removal of an item by an offender.
What is causation
Involve direct physical harm or force applied to another person. Most serious is homicide but threatening someone and even making someone fearful that he or she will be harmed
What is crimes against persons
The criminal act of deliberately setting fire to a property is known as
What is Arson
At criminal law a legal position that allows the defendant to escape criminal liability.
What is defence
The guilty act; an act in violation of the law.
What is the term actus reus
A conscious creation of unnecessary risk. For example speeding through a school zone on a rainy day creates an unecessary risk.
What is Recklessly
Unlawful taking of property from a persons immediate possesion by force or intimidation
What is Robbery
What is Robbery
Crime punishable by either a fine or more than $1000 or by confinement for more than one year in a state prison or both.
What is felony
T/F: The Actus Reus and Men's Rea must combine to cause harm
What is true
The criminal act must be directly to the actual harm it caused the victim
What is Causation
Threat or attempt to injure
What is Assualt
Breaking and entering a building with the intention of committing a crime
What is Burglary
Nonviolent crime committed by individuals or corporations to obtain a personal or business advantage
What is white collar crime
What constitutes the act of committing a crime
What is Actus Rea
In _ the actus reus of one actor is imputes to another person
What is Vicarious liability
Actual Physical, harmful contact with another
What is Battery
Taking a vehicle without consent from the owner with intent to deprive
What is unauthorized use of a vehicle