sanctions and crimes

Question 1

murder

Answer 1

when a person intentionally or recklessly kills another person

Question 2

manslaughter

Answer 2

when death occurs without the same level of intention as murder

Question 3

voluntary & involuntary manslughter

Answer 3

voluntary- when there are reasonable grounds to reduce the liability due to circumstances such as self defense

involuntary- intended harm but not to kill yet death was still caused, criminal negligence and when death was caused whilst committing an unlawful/ dangerous act

Question 4

infanticide

Answer 4

when a mother kills her child within a year of birth due to mental disturbance

Question 5

self defence

Answer 5

on reasonable grounds, the crime had to be committed in order to defend ones self

Question 6

automatism

Answer 6

when a crime was committed whilst unconscious, this includes sleepwalking

Question 7

duress

Answer 7

when under extreme pressure, a person commits a crime they would not usually commit

Question 8

police powers

Answer 8

• fingerprinting
• body search
• arrest
• home search

Question 9

burglary

Answer 9

when a person unlawfully enters a property to steal or harm

Question 10

robbery

Answer 10

when someone unlawfully steals from a person

Question 11

sanctions

Answer 11

-imprisonment:
taken away from society and have their freedom and liberty taken away from them

-capital punishment:
the lawful act of killing an offender, they will never have the cahnce to rehabilitate

-fines:
an amount of money you pay as a punishment

Question 12

aims of sanctions

Answer 12

-punish:
have their freedom and liberties taken away from them

-protect:
removes harm from society

-rehabilitate:
changes the attitudes of offender and can take place as a regular member of society

-deter:
offender or other member of society will not re offend or commit similar or same crime

-denunciate:
actions are frowned upon by society and don’t reflect societies values thus stopping offender from committing act as it send a message of dissaproval from society

Question 13

crimes against the person

Answer 13

• assault
• indecent assault
• rape
• incest

Question 14

assault and indecent assault

Answer 14

-assault:
an act that threatens or physically harms another

-indecent assault:
sexually harming Solomon either with your body or object or

Question 15

rape

Answer 15

the sexual penetration of body part or object without consent

Question 16

incest

Answer 16

the sexual relation between intimidate family members

Question 17

criminal liability

Answer 17

• standard and burden of proof
• age of discretion
• elements of a crime
• presumption of innocence

Question 18

standard and burden of proof

Answer 18

-burden:
lies with the prosecution
-standard:
beyond reasonable doubt

Question 19

age of discretion

Answer 19

-10 years old:
cannot be charged with crime as they on’t understand the consequences of their actions

-10-14 years old:
can be charged with offence if can be proven that they have a guilty mind and are aware of the consequences

-over 14:
can be charged like an adult

Question 20

actus reas and mens rea

Answer 20

actus reas:
guilty act

mens rea:
guilty mind