Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Actus Reus - CORRECT ANSWER Action involving guilt (the guilty act) [Must be shown that the person committed an act prohibited by the law (either voluntarily or by omission)] Mens Rea - CORRECT ANSWER Guilty mind [Refers to the mental state of the person committing the crime] Purpose of Criminal Law - CORRECT ANSWER to discourage criminal behavior and keep society safe The Criminal Code of Canada - CORRECT ANSWER federal statute that contains the majority of crimi...