The Nature of Crime

5. the desire to commit one wrongful act for the sake of accomplishing another
6. wanton or reckless disregard for the lives and safety of others, sometimes causing serious injury or death
9. an agreement between two or more people to carry out an illegal act, even if that act does not actually occur
10. consciously taking an unjustifiable risk that a reasonable person would not take
11. the reason a person commits a crime
12. 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
13. legal responsibility for a wrongful action
15. offences that do not require mens rea and to which the accused can offer no defence.
18. “the guilty mind” demonstrates that the act was intentional, knowing, negligent, reckless, or wilfully blind or a deliberate intention to commit a wrongful act, with reckless disregard for the consequences
21. The defence the accused took every reasonable precaution to avoid committing a particular offence
22. a crime that involves advising, recommending, or persuading another person to commit a criminal offence
23. a crime that is considered less serious and carries a lighter penalty. (Generally fined up to $2000 and/or imprisoned for up to six months)
25. the person who actually commits the crime

1. laws federal or provincial statutes meant to protect the public welfare
2. an agreement between two or more people to carry out an illegal act, even if that act does not actually occur.
3. the intention to commit a crime, even when the crime is not committed.
4. someone who knowingly receives, comforts, or assists a perpetrator in escaping from the police
5. offenses that do not require mens rea but to which the accused can offer the defence of due diligence (the defence that the accused person took every reasonable precaution to avoid committing a particular crime)
7. the crime of encouraging the perpetrator to commit an offence
8. a deliberate closing of one’s mind to the possible consequences of one’s actions
14. the desire to commit a wrongful act, with no ulterior motive or purpose
16. a crime that is considered less serious and carries a lighter penalty. (Generally fined up to $2000 and/or imprisoned for up to six months)
17. an awareness of certain facts that can be used to establish mens rea
19. a criminal offence that involves helping a perpetrator commit a crime
20. criminal laws Laws covering less serious offences at the provincial or municipal level, most often punishable by fines
24. “the guilty act” the voluntary action, omission, or state of being that is forbidden by the Criminal Code