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Chapter 2 Self-test questions
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What is the
actus reus
of a crime?
the description of the mental element of the crime, such as intention
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the sentence for the offence
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the conduct element of the offence
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The blameworthiness of the offence.
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What is the
mens rea
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the part of the offence that relates to men
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the conduct element of the offence, describing the harm to the victim
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the maximum sentence for an offence
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the mental element of the offence
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A defendant can never be guilty of a crime for failing to act.
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Which of the following does
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a duty to act under a contract
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a duty to act created by statute
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The defendant created the danger.
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The defendant was under a moral duty to act.
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If the defendant is a 'but for' cause of a result he is said to cause it in criminal law.
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A legal cause must be an operating and ___ cause.
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A
novus actus interveniens
must be an act of a party which is ___, voluntary and informed.
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In
Roberts
what kinds of acts of the victim did the court state would break the chain of causation?
voluntary acts which could not reasonably be foreseen
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acts of the victim which were predictable
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acts of the victim which were unreasonable
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acts of the victim which meant the defendant was blameworthy
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The rule that the defendant must take the victim as he finds him is often know as the 'thin ____' rule.
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A natural event (an 'act of God') will never break the chain of causation.
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