True/False

Question 1

Having knowledge of wrongful doings that partake in a crime. The guilty thought or intention

Answer 1

Mens Rea

Question 2

The guilty act. voluntarily action in a crime

Answer 2

act reus

Question 3

Laws covering less serious offences at the provincial or municipal level

Answer 3

Quasi-Criminal Law

Question 4

Desire to commit one wrongful doing for the sake of accomplishing another

Answer 4

Specific Intent

Question 5

Reason why someone commits a crime

Answer 5

Motive

Question 6

An offence that the crown can try either as a summary or indictable offence

Answer 6

Hybrid offence

Question 7

Crime that involves advising, persuading another person to commit a criminal offense

Answer 7

Counselling

Question 8

person committing the crime

Answer 8

perpetrator

Question 9

criminal offence that involves selling, giving transporting, or distributing a controlled substance

Answer 9

Trafficking

Question 10

An offense where the flag defendant has the right to trial by jury

Answer 10

Indictable offense

Question 11

Crime that is considered less serious and carries lighter penalty

Answer 11

Summary conviction offense

Question 12

a common bawdy, betting or gaming house

Answer 12

Disorderly house

Question 13

A killing for which the accused can be held legally responsible

Answer 13

Culpable homicide

Question 14

the state of having knowledge of and control over something

Answer 14

possession

Question 15

a criminal offence that involves helping the perpetrator committing the crime

Answer 15

Aiding

Question 16

Agree between two or more people to carry out an illegal act, even if that act does not occur

Answer 16

conspiracy

Question 17

crime of encouraging the perpetrator to commit an offence

Answer 17

abetting

Question 18

a deliberate closing of one’s mind to possible consequences of one’s actions

Answer 18

Wilful blindness

Question 19

taking property permanently or temporarily without owners permission/knowledge

Answer 19

theft

Question 20

theft of personal property through threats of violence

Answer 20

robbery

Question 21

breaking or opening something in order to enter the premisses without permission with the intent to commit an indictable offence

Answer 21

Breaking and entering

Question 22

the killing of another human being, either directly or indirectly

Answer 22

Homicide

Question 23

a desire to commit a wrongful act, with no ulterior motive or purpose

Answer 23

General intent

Question 24

TorF. Is a person who drives a vehicle with more than 80mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood not guilty of an offence if they can show that the alcohol din’t affect them?

Answer 24

False

Question 25

TorF. In Infanticide cases, the accused must be the natural mother of the victim.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

TorF. A Perpetrator does not have to be present at the time of the crime.

Answer 26

False

Question 27

What are the 3different types of offences listed the Criminal Code?

Answer 27

Hybrid Offence, Indictable offence and summary conviction offence

Question 28

Who decides whether a hybrid offence will be tried as either summary or indictable?

Answer 28

the crown

Question 29

what is the difference between mischief and public mischief

Answer 29

Mischief is the deliberate destruction of damage and public mischief is purposefully giving misinformation to the police

Question 30

what is a strict liability offence and what is an absolute liability offence?

Answer 30

Strict liability requires mens reus, gives someone an option to defend their actions and absolute does not.

Question 31

How do police determine if someone is impaired?

Answer 31

breathalyzer, straight line walk test, blood test, erratic driving, slurred speech

Question 32

what is theft? what does sentencing of theft depend on? how is robbery different from theft?

Answer 32

Taking someones property permanently or temporarily without the knowledge or permission of the owner. If the item/s stolen is over or under $5000. Robbery is theft of personal property through threats of violence.

Question 33

what are the two elements necessary for a crime to be called breaking and entering?

Answer 33

breaking into an area and having the intent to commit an indictable offence

Question 34

what are three types of homicides?

Answer 34

Infanticide, murder and manslaughter

Question 35

where is the 1 place you'll find drug offences?

Answer 35

controlled drugs and substances act