The state party who commences a criminal action in a court of law against the offender.
What is the Crown?
100
Situational and Social.
What are TWO types of crime prevention?
100
Threatening to cause physical harm to another person
What is common assault?
100
Commonly known as burgulary, usually occurs when a person enters a home with intent to commit an offence
What is break and enter?
100
A range of recorded criminal incidents that occurred in NSW
What is BOCSAR?
200
The name of an Australian national who was executed in 2005 in Singapore for drug trafficking.
Who is Van Nguyen?
200
A general term for various non-violent crimes associated with professionals or businesspeople, such as embezzlement, tax evasion or insider trading.
What is white collar crime?
200
The killing of a person while the accused was carry out another dangerous or unlawful act.
What is constructive manslaughter?
200
Through the use of a range of contemporary examples, students investigate criminal law, processes and institutions and the tension between community interests and individual rights and freedoms.
What is the principal focus of Core Topic #1 - Crime
200
Causing physical harm or threatening to cause physical harm to another person.
What is assault?
300
An attempt to avoid paying the full amount of taxes due by concealing or underestimating a person or business's income or assets.
What is tax evasion?
300
A well known Australian stockbroker who was found guilty of insider trading.
Who is Rene Rivkin?
300
Deceitful or dishonest conduct carried out for personal gain.
What is fraud?
300
Psychological, Social, Economic, Genetic, Political or Self-Interest factors.
What are X3 factors affecting criminal behaviour?
300
More severe offences that are heard and sentenced by a judge in a District Court or tried before a judge and jury.
What is indictable offences?
400
Less severe offences that are heard and sentenced by a magistrate in a Local Court.
What is summary offences?
400
Sexual assault performed with another person or people present together with aggrevating circumstances
What is aggravated sexual assault in company?
400
When two or more people plot to commit a crime together.
What is conspiracy?
400
A defence where the accused claims that the actions of another person caused them to temporarily lose control
What is provocation?
400
An attempt or manifest intention to levy war against the state, assist the enemy, or cause harm to or death of a head of state.
What is treason?
500
The scientific study of crime and criminal behaviour.
What is criminology?
500
Similar to affray, but with 12 or more people using or threatening to use unlawful violence for a common purpose.
What is a riot?
500
An offence where a principal crime was attempted but failed or was prevented for some reason despite the intention to complete it.
What is attempt?
500
When a person illegally trades on the share market to their own advantage using confidential information.
What is insider trading?
500
The killing of a person where the accused did intend or was reckless about killing someone but there are mitigating circumstances.