Malek Chapter 6 Flashcards
Abetting
Encouraging someone to commit a crime
Absolute liability offences
offence does not require mens rea and the accused can offer no other defence
accessory after the fact
if he/she knew about the crime and if they assist the criminal afterwards
actus reus
guilty act
aiding
Helping someone commit a crime
attempt
trying to commit a crime even when you don’t finish it
conspiracy
when two or more people make a plan to commit a crime
counselling
Influencing, advising or persuading or reccomending someone to commit a crime
crime
a wrongful act
criminal law
laws that punish and prohibit acts that injure people society and property
criminal negligence
disregard for safety and lives of others
due diligence
taking reasonable precaution to prevent a crime from happening
general intent
the desire to commit the wrongful act without any further purpose or motive
intent
state of mind in which someone desires to carry out a crime
knowledge
being aware of certain facts that can be used to establish mens rea
liability
being legally responsible for a crime
mens rea
guilty mind
motive
reason someone commits the crime
parties to an offence
people who are indirectly involved in a crime
party to common intention
shared responsibility among criminals for additional offences
perpetrator
the person who commits the crime
quasi-criminal law
laws that cover less severe offences at the provincial and municipal level
recklessness
taking an unjustifiable risk that a normal person would never take
regulatory laws
federal and provincial statues meant to protect society
specific intent
the desire to commit a wrongful act to accomplish something further.
strict liability offences
offences do not need mens rea however the accused can put forward due diligence
willful blindness
purposely not thinking about the consequences that could of occur from their own actions
