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| outlines what actions are considered crimes and thier corresponding penalities |
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| scope of a legal prohibition - extenting the definiation of a law to fit another offence (not telling someone before sex that they have AIDS is assualt) |
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| oublic denoucing and punishing of wrongful behaviour to deliver justice |
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| the prevention of harm to individuals |
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| the prevention of harm to public institutions and practices |
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| the prevention of offences to others |
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| the prevention of harm to self |
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| the prevention of immorality |
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| crimes in the workplace often in banks and office jobs (tax fraud, bank embelexxelment) |
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| regulate otherwise desiable behaviour the mens rea does not have to be proven |
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| all that has to be proven is the actus reus (there is no defence) |
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| actus reus no mens rea have to prove that everything possible was done to prevent the acy from happening |
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| a hearing to see if there is enough ground to go on to a full superior jurisdiction trial |
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| attended by the judge, crown and defence lawyer to promote a fair trial |
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| the crown shows all revlevant information to the accused before the trial |
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| the accused is entitled toknowing what they are being charged with |
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| accused cannot answer to their actions until the state presents a case against them |
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| after the crown has presented their evidence the defence can ask for a directed verdict to determine if the crown has enough evidence to support a conviction |
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| oral examination of a witness by the lawyer who summoned them |
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| evidence consisting of matters that the witness was told |
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| trial within a trial to determine whether evidence is admisable |
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| a defence raises reasonable doubt about whether the accused committed the offence |
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| a defence that justifies an accused criminal conduct |
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| freedom of the judge to determine a sentence |
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| aggravating ciscumstances |
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| factors that increase criminal responsibilty (use of violenec) |
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| factors that reduce criminal responsibilty (first offence) |
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| a sentence that frees the offender with no conditions and no criminal record |
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| free the offender from a criminal record but with court orded conditions to follow |
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