AOS2 Revision Crossword

4. One purpose of Criminal Law is to _______ _______, meaning to make our community safer, and offer rehabilitation for offenders.
8. An area of law that defines a range of behaviours and outlines sanctions for people who commit them.
9. Incapable of evil; the principle that children under 14 years of age are unable to form mens rea.
11. The degree or extent to which a case must be proved in court.
15. The age a child must be in order to be charged for their criminal actions.
16. The right of a person accused of a crime to be presumed not guilty unless proven otherwise.
18. Where responsibility for committing a crime can be established without having to prove there was mens rea.
19. A child under this age cannot be charged for any criminal offence, considered doli incapax.
20. A minor offence generally heard in the Magistrates' Court.

1. Known as the 'guilty mind'; when the intention to commit a crime is evident.
2. When a serious crime can be heard in the Magistrates' Court, it is known as an Indictable Offence _____ _________?
3. When referring to how old one must be when they commit a crime and are able to take full liability is called Age of ________ ______________?
5. The obligation of a party to prove a case, usually rests on the prosecution.
6. Mens Rea and Actus Reus are two ________ __ _____ that must be proven in court for the accused to be prosecuted.
7. The acronym for the organisation that collects, analyses and publishes crime statistics in Victoria.
10. Known as the 'guilty act'; the physical act of committing the crime.
12. An act or omission that is against existing law, harmful to individuals/society, and is punishable by law.
13. A person who has carried out the actus reus and has therefore directly committed the offence.
14. A person who knowingly assists another person who has committed an indictable offence to evade arrest, prosecution or conviction.
17. A serious offence generally heard before a judge and a jury in the County or Supreme Court.