The Nature of Crime

2. a deliberate closing of one's mind to the possible consequences of one's actions
3. those people who are indirectly involved in committing a crime
8. laws covering less serious offences at the provincial or municipal level; most often punishable by fines
9. the desire to commit a wrongful act, with no ulterior motive or purpose
10. an awareness of certain facts that can be used to establish mens rea
12. wanton or reckless disregard for the lives and safety of others, sometimes causing serious injury or death
15. the desire to commit one wrongful act for the sake of accomplishing another
16. a state of mind in which someone desires to carry out a wrongful action, knows what the results will be, and is reckless regarding the consequences
19. the defence that the accused took every reasonable precaution to avoid committing a particular offence
21. offences that do not require mens rea but to which the accused can offer the defence of due diligence
24. "the guilty act"-the voluntary action, omission, or state of being that is forbidden by the Criminal Code
26. the reason a person commits a crime
27. the intention to commit a crime, even when the crime is not completed

1. offences that do not require mens rea and to which the accused can offer no defence
4. consciously taking an unjustifiable risk that a reasonable person would not take
5. a criminal offence that involves helping a perpetrator commit a crime
6. the shared responsibility among criminals for any additional offences that are committed in the course of the crime they originally intended to commit
7. someone who knowingly receives, comforts, or assists a perpetrator in escaping from the police
11. a deliberate intention to commit a wrongful act, with reckless disregard for the consequences
13. legal responsibility for a wrongful action
14. an agreement between two or more perople to carry out an illegal act, even if that act does not actually occur
17. the crime of encouraging the perpetrator to commit an offence
18. a crime that involves advising, recommending, or persuading another person to commit a criminal offence
20. the person who actually commits the crime
22. federal or provincial statues meant to protect the public welfare
23. the body of laws that prohibit and punich acts that injure people, property, and society as a whole
25. an act or omission of an act that is prohibited and punishable by federal statute