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Criminal Law
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Youth Justice
and Sentencing
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©Norman Herr, 2003
A-100
• ANSWER: What is a crime?
• QUESTION: A wrong inflicted against
society
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A-200
• ANSWER:In most cases, for an act to
be considered a crime two elements
must be present. These are;
• QUESTION: actus reus and mens rea.
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A-300
• ANSWER:This term is used to
describe the phrase; “No man is
above the law”.
• QUESTION: Rule of Law
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A-400
• ANSWER:What right does a citizen
gain by habeas corpus?
• QUESTION: Not to be arrested
without cause.
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A-500
• ANSWER:Which legal document
protects the rights of the individual
against government interference?
• QUESTION:The Charter of Rights
and Freedoms.
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B-100
• ANSWER: This person represents the
government in a criminal law case
• QUESTION: Who is the Crown?
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B-200
• ANSWER: When a judge follows
precedent in making a decision he is
following;
• QUESTION: What is previous judicial
decisions
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B-300
• ANSWER: Trial procedures in Canada
are based on two opposing sides, the
Crown and the Defense. This is best
described as;
• QUESTION: What is an adversarial
system?
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B-400
• ANSWER: All declarations made
under oath in front of a Judge is
called;
• QUESTION: What is “testimony”?
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B-500
• ANSWER: The first step in the trial
process is the ____________ or
reading of the charge to the accused.
• QUESTION: What is arraignment?
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C-100
• ANSWER: In the case of a serious
criminal offence, a youth can be
transferred to an adult court but only
if they are ____ years old.
• QUESTION: What is 14?
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C-200
• ANSWER: ____________ is the
term used to describe the time spent
in custody BEFORE the accused is
actually found guilty.
• QUESTION: What is “Dead Time”?
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C-300
• ANSWER: A criminal who has little
hope of ever being paroled due to the
severity and heinous nature of his or
her crime is given the label;
• QUESTION: What is a “Dangerous
Offender”?
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C-400
• ANSWER: This replaced the Young
Offenders Act to deal with criminal
offences committed by persons
between the ages of 12 and 17.
• QUESTION: What is the Youth
Criminal Justice Act?
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C-500
• ANSWER: When determining the
sentence regarding the assault of an
individual, the judge may take into
consideration evidence that defined the
accused hatred of the victim prior to the
assault. This would be an example of;
• QUESTION: What is aggravating
circumstances?
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D-100
• ANSWER: Unlike a criminal act, this
is a wrong against an individual, not
society.
• QUESTION: What is a “tort”?
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D-200
• ANSWER: In Civil Court, the person
bringing the case against the
defendant is called this.
• QUESTION: What is a plantiff?
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D-300
• ANSWER: This is the term used to
describe the process of sueing anther
person in Civil Court.
• QUESTION: What is litigation?
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D-400
• ANSWER: The idea that a reasonable
person in a similar circumstance could
have predicted the possible injury of
another due to an action or inaction
best describes;
• QUESTION: What is foreseeability?
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D-500
• ANSWER: In some cases of
negligence, both the plaintiff and the
defendant can be found to be partly
responsible for the injure incurred.
This is called;
• QUESTION: What is contributory
negligence?
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E-100
• ANSWER: Setting a trial over for a
separate date is called;
• QUESTION: What is an adjournment?
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E-200
• ANSWER: This is the act of marrying
more than one person.
• QUESTION: What is bigamy?
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E-300
• ANSWER: The “Burden of Proof” is
the responsibility of the;
• QUESTION: What is the crown
prosecutor?
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E-400
• ANSWER: This is what PAL stands
for;
• QUESTION: What is Possession and
Acquistion License?
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E-500
• ANSWER: A person who helps a
criminal escape or hides a criminal
from the law is known as;
• QUESTION: What is abetting?
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FINAL JEOPARDY
• ANSWER: From what country did
Common Law originate?
• QUESTION: What is England (Great
Britain)?
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