The Nature of Crime

2. federal or provincial statues meant to protect the public welfare
3. the body of laws that prohibit and punich acts that injure people, property, and society as a whole
6. the shared responsibility among criminals for any additional offences that are committed in the course of the crime they originally intended to commit
8. legal responsibility for a wrongful action
9. an awareness of certain facts that can be used to establish mens rea
10. the crime of encouraging the perpetrator to commit an offence
13. offences that do not require mens rea and to which the accused can offer no defence
18. those people who are indirectly involved in committing a crime
19. an act or omission of an act that is prohibited and punishable by federal statute
20. a deliberate intention to commit a wrongful act, with reckless disregard for the consequences
21. a criminal offence that involves helping a perpetrator commit a crime
22. a crime that involves advising, recommending, or persuading another person to commit a criminal offence
24. the intention to commit a crime, even when the crime is not completed

1. offences that do not require mens rea but to which the accused can offer the defence of due diligence
4. the person who actually commits the crime
5. the defence that the accused took every reasonable precaution to avoid committing a particular offence
7. consciously taking an unjustifiable risk that a reasonable person would not take
10. someone who knowingly receives, comforts, or assists a perpetrator in escaping from the police
11. laws covering less serious offences at the provincial or municipal level; most often punishable by fines
12. a deliberate closing of one's mind to the possible consequences of one's actions
13. "the guilty act"-the voluntary action, omission, or state of being that is forbidden by the Criminal Code
14. the desire to commit one wrongful act for the sake of accomplishing another
15. 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
16. wanton or reckless disregard for the lives and safety of others, sometimes causing serious injury or death
17. the desire to commit a wrongful act, with no ulterior motive or purpose
19. an agreement between two or more perople to carry out an illegal act, even if that act does not actually occur
23. the reason a person commits a crime