Intro to Criminal Law

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  1. 2. / Deliberate intention to commit a prohibited act... guilty mind.
  2. 6. / Offences that don’t require mens rea, but also do not offer any defence (exspeeding, driving without a licence, etc.).
  3. 10. / When someone knowingly receives, comforts, or assists a perpetrator in escaping from the police
  4. 11. / When someone takes an unjustifiable risk that a reasonable person wouldn’t take (ex: driving a motorcycle through the mall on Black Friday...proves mens rea through presence of extreme recklessness). People can see their conduct may be harmful but decide to do it anyway.
  5. 13. / Category of public law that prohibits and punishes acts that injure people, property, and/or society.
  6. 16. the state of mind in which a person desires to carry out a wrongful act, knows what the results will be, and is reckless regarding the consequences.
  7. 17. / Laws covering less serious offences, and are usually punishable by fines.
  8. 18. / Offences that don’t require mens rea, but do offer defence of due diligence (ex: laws prohibiting the sale of impure foods, environmental protection laws)
  9. 20. / The person who actually commits the criminal offence...it’s co-perpetrators when there are more than one.
  10. 21. / Federal statute containing most of the Canadian criminal laws.
  11. 23. / is the act or omission of an act that is prohibited by law and punishable by federal statute.
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  1. 1. / Desire to commit one wrongful act as a step towards committing another wrongful act (ex: Elsa punches Linnea to disable her, so she can steal her purse)
  2. 3. / Voluntary action, omission, or state of being that is prohibited by the CCC... guilty act.
  3. 4. / When two or more people make an agreement/plan to commit an illegal act, even if they don’t carry out the act
  4. 5. / Desire to commit a wrongful act with no ulterior motive or purpose (ex: Sven punches Oskar simply because he's angry).
  5. 7. / Encouraging someone to commit a crime...being present at the crime is not necessary.
  6. 8. crime / A group of 3 or more people that define themselves by opposing authority and engaging in ongoing criminal activity (criminal organizations, gangs).
  7. 9. / A type of offence that does not require mens rea.
  8. 12. / An index that measures overall number and severity of crimes reported to police.
  9. 14. / When one has the intention to commit a crime, but the crime is not completed.
  10. 15. / The defence that everything was done to prevent the strict liability offence from happening, yet it still happened.
  11. 19. / Paying back the victim of a crime.
  12. 22. / When someone helps someone else commit a crime...being present at the crime is not necessary.