Chapter 3

Question 1

Encourage or blackmail someone to commit a crime

Answer 1

Abet

Question 2

Intent assumed and doesn’t need to be proved (ex. Attempted burglary)

Answer 2

Absolute liability

Question 3

Comfort or assist someone in a crime and they know the party is committing a crime

Answer 3

Accessory after the fact

Question 4

Wrongful action, must be proven for someone to be found guilty

Answer 4

Actus reus

Question 5

Guilty mind, knowing what you’re doing is wrong

Answer 5

Mens rea

Question 6

Decline to make inquiry, knowing the need to do so. Not wanting to know the truth (ex. Smuggling but not asking what’s in the case)

Answer 6

Willful blindness

Question 7

Minor conviction offence tried summarily or immediately without preliminary jury (12 people, judge looks at evidence to see if its worth a trial)

Answer 7

Summary conviction offence

Question 8

Lawful activity that exposes others to harm or risk, but no fault on wrongdoers part (ex. Not requesting passengers to buckle up) simple negligence

Answer 8

Strict liability

Question 9

Criminal offence in which requires intentional unlawful action

Answer 9

Specific intent

Question 10

Paying no regard to probably/ possible consequences

Answer 10

Recklessness

Question 11

Offence against provincial laws, not part of federal criminal law.

Answer 11

Quasi criminal law

Question 12

Responsibility to prove something in a court Of law

Answer 12

Onus

Question 13

Reason for committing a crime

Answer 13

Motive

Question 14

Not doing something that is required (ex. Not giving first aid at the scene of accident)

Answer 14

Omission

Question 15

To know certain facts which provide necessary men rea for offence (ex. Knowing the laws)

Answer 15

Knowledge

Question 16

Authority or power to do something (ex. Make laws)

Answer 16

Jurisdiction

Question 17

Something planned causing wrongful consequences (ex. Planning robbery)

Answer 17

Intent

Question 18

Severe criminal offence, court proceeds by indictment (charge someone an offence)

Answer 18

Indictable offence

Question 19

Punishable as indictable or summary offence at discretion of crown

Answer 19

Hybrid offence or dual procedure offence

Question 20

Offence that does not require intentional unlawful action, but only a wrongful act was committed (ex. Taking off seatbelt to momentarily take off jacket

Answer 20

General intent

Question 21

Accused took reasonable care not to it offence , accident

Answer 21

Due diligence (ex. Fire truck with lights and sirens speeds but is hit by a bus)

Question 22

Body of public law that declares acts to be crime and hands out punishments for crime

Answer 22

Criminal law

Question 23

Statue containing 1. Main criminal offences 2. Rules for prosecuting 3. Appeal 4. Penalties to each offence

Answer 23

Criminal code of Canada

Question 24

Every province has:

Answer 24

provincial Supreme Court and provincial court of appeal

Question 25

Cases can be appealed to

Answer 25

Supreme court of Canada

Question 26

Planning and acting together for an unlawful purpose

Answer 26

Conspiracy

Question 27

Intent to commit offence and to do or omit anything for purpose of carrying out crime

Answer 27

Attempt

Question 28

Help assist or facilitate doing of a crime

Answer 28

Aid

Question 29

Private law governing relationship between individuals

Answer 29

Civil law