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crime
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CSI measure? | how big a problem is canada= 73.7 |
| an act that is prohibited and punishable by federal statue law? | crime |
| federal statue with criminal laws name? | criminal code of canada |
| l.aw covering less serious crimes? | quasi-criminal law |
| 2 key elements? | actus reus and mens rea |
| actus reus? | voluntary |
| mens rea? | intent, knowledge |
| intent? | desire to carry out a wrongful act |
| general intent vs specific intent? | GI: commit wrongful act with no ulterior SI: commit wrongful act with ulterior motive |
| motive? | Why are person commits a crime |
| mens rea knowledge? | know the consequences of your actions |
| recklessness? | knew of a possibility that this behavior could result in a criminal act, but persists. |
| form of recklessness where one closes their mind to possible consequences | willful blindness |
| 2 exception? | SL: crown needs to prove guilty act occurred (due diligence) AL: crown needs to prove guilty act occurred (no due diligence) |
| perpetrator? | person committing an offence |
| co-perpetrator? | more than one perpetrator |
| aiding vs abetting? | aiding: to help someone else commit a crime abetting: encouraging someone to commit a crime |
| someone aiding a perpetrator? | accessory after the fact |
| shared responsibility among criminals? | party to a common intention |
| attempt a crime? | intention to commit a crime although crime not completed |
| conspiracy? | two or more people make an agreement to commit an illegal crime. the act doesn't need to occur |