Nature of Crime

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Across
  1. 6. commonly known as burglary, break and enter offences usually occur when a person enters a home with intent to commit an offence
  2. 7. promoting discontent, hatred or contempt against a government or leader of the state through slanderous use of language
  3. 10. an act or omission against the community at large that is punishable by the state
  4. 11. when a person illegally trades on the share market to their own advantage using confidential information
  5. 13. an attempt or manifest intention to levy war against the state, assist the enemy, or cause harm to or the death of a head of state
  6. 16. dealing or trading in something illegal, particularly drugs
  7. 18. an attempt to avoid paying the full amount of taxes due by, among other things, concealing or underestimating a person’s or business’s income or assets
  8. 19. a government and the people it governs
  9. 22. a latin term meaning “guilty act” that refers to the physical act of carrying out a crime
  10. 24. a criminal offence involving the infliction of physical force or the threat of physical force
  11. 25. the killing of a person where the death occurred because the accused acted in a reckless or negligent way without intending to kill
  12. 27. assault an assault and ‘act of indecency’ on or in the presence of another person without their consent
  13. 28. the defence where the defendant claims that their actions were a direct result of another person’s actions, which caused them to lose control of their own actions
  14. 29. similar to affray, but with 12 or more people using or threatening to use unlawful violence for a common purpose
  15. 30. circumstances that make an offence less severe and lead to a reduced sentence
  16. 33. a less severe offence that is heard and sentenced by a magistrate in a Local Court
  17. 34. the deliberate killing of a person
  18. 37. when the crown or state takes action against an accused person in a court of law
  19. 38. the state party that commences criminal action in a court of law
  20. 40. when a person steals money from a business over a period of time while they are employed at that workplace
  21. 41. a latin term meaning guilty mind meaning that the accused intended to commit the crime
  22. 44. an offence where mens rea does not need to be proved
Down
  1. 1. the killing of a person where the accused intended to kill or was reckless about killing someone but there were mitigating circumstances
  2. 2. the link between the behaviour of the accused and the result
  3. 3. when one or more people intentionally take another person’s property without consent and without intention of returning it
  4. 4. where the accused fails to foresee the risk when they should have and so allows the avoidable danger to occur
  5. 5. an offence where a principal crime was attempted but failed or was prevented for some reason despite the intention to complete it
  6. 8. manslaughter the killing of a person while the accused was carrying out another dangerous or unlawful act
  7. 9. the death of a baby under the age of 12 months at the hands of its mother
  8. 10. when two or more people plot to commit a crime together
  9. 12. when property is taken directly from a victim, usually forcefully
  10. 14. the standard of proof required in a criminal case for a person to be found guilty
  11. 15. crime a general term for various non-violent crimes associated with professionals or business people such as embezzlement, tax evasion or insider trading
  12. 17. deceitful or dishonest conduct carried out for personal gain
  13. 20. the scientific study of crime and criminal behaviour
  14. 21. a clear, malicious or wilful want to commit the crime
  15. 23. a more severe offence that is heard and sentenced by a judge in a District Court or tried before a judge and jury
  16. 26. the unlawful killing of a human being
  17. 31. assault assault where there is no actual physical harm to the person assaulted; it includes threatening to cause physical harm to another person
  18. 32. assault when someone is forced into sexual intercourse against their will and without their consent
  19. 35. when the accused was aware that their action could lead to a crime being committed but chose to do it anyway
  20. 36. the person or alleged offender who criminal action is being taken against
  21. 39. intercourse broadly defined in the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) to include oral sex or penetration of the vagina or anus by any part of another person’s body or by an object manipulated by another person
  22. 42. the killing of a person in a manner that is considered to be less intentional than murder
  23. 43. using or threatening to use violence on another that would cause a reasonable person present at the scene to fear for their safety