AOS2 Revision Crossword

3. An act or omission that is against existing law, harmful to individuals/society, and is punishable by law.
5. An area of law that defines a range of behaviours and outlines sanctions for people who commit them.
8. When referring to how old one must be when they commit a crime and are able to take full liability is called Age of ________ ______________?
10. A serious offence generally heard before a judge and a jury in the County or Supreme Court.
12. A person who has carried out the actus reus and has therefore directly committed the offence.
14. One purpose of Criminal Law is to _______ _______, meaning to make our community safer, and offer rehabilitation for offenders.
15. When a serious crime can be heard in the Magistrates' Court, it is known as an Indictable Offence _____ _________?
17. Known as the 'guilty mind'; when the intention to commit a crime is evident.
18. The acronym for the organisation that collects, analyses and publishes crime statistics in Victoria.
19. A child under this age cannot be charged for any criminal offence, considered doli incapax.
20. A person who knowingly assists another person who has committed an indictable offence to evade arrest, prosecution or conviction.

1. The degree or extent to which a case must be proved in court.
2. Incapable of evil; the principle that children under 14 years of age are unable to form mens rea.
4. The right of a person accused of a crime to be presumed not guilty unless proven otherwise.
6. The age a child must be in order to be charged for their criminal actions.
7. Where responsibility for committing a crime can be established without having to prove there was mens rea.
9. Mens Rea and Actus Reus are two ________ __ _____ that must be proven in court for the accused to be prosecuted.
11. A minor offence generally heard in the Magistrates' Court.
13. The obligation of a party to prove a case, usually rests on the prosecution.
16. Known as the 'guilty act'; the physical act of committing the crime.