CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 3 NOTES TEST PAPER
2026 STUDY GUIDE REVIEW
◉ Counselling. Answer: A crime that involves advising,
recommending, or persuading another person to commit a criminal
offence.
◉ Knowledge. Answer: An awareness of certain facts that can be
used to establish mens rea.
◉ Due Diligence. Answer: The defence that the accused took every
reasonable precaution to avoid committing a particular offence.
◉ Recklessness. Answer: Consciously (knowingly) taking an
unjustifiable risk that a reasonable person would not take.
◉ Wilful Blindness. Answer: A deliberate closing of one's mind to the
possible consequences of one's actions.
◉ Liability. Answer: Legal responsibility for a wrongful action.
◉ Absolute Liability Offence. Answer: Offences that do not require
mens rea and to which the accused can offer no defence.
, ◉ Strict Liability offence. Answer: In criminal law, offences that do
not require mens rea; the accused offers the defence of due
diligence.
◉ Regulatory Laws. Answer: Federal or provincial statutes meant to
protect the public welfare.
◉ Quasi-Criminal Laws. Answer: Laws covering less serious offences
at the provincial or municipal level: most often punishable by fines.
◉ Intelligence. Answer: The collecting, evaluating, analyzing, and
reporting of information, especially of a military, criminal, or
political nature.
◉ Criminal Scene. Answer: The site where the offence took place.
◉ Centre. Answer: The immediate area in which the offence was
committed.
◉ Perimeter. Answer: The area surrounding the centre of a crime
scene, where the offender may have left evidence.
2026 STUDY GUIDE REVIEW
◉ Counselling. Answer: A crime that involves advising,
recommending, or persuading another person to commit a criminal
offence.
◉ Knowledge. Answer: An awareness of certain facts that can be
used to establish mens rea.
◉ Due Diligence. Answer: The defence that the accused took every
reasonable precaution to avoid committing a particular offence.
◉ Recklessness. Answer: Consciously (knowingly) taking an
unjustifiable risk that a reasonable person would not take.
◉ Wilful Blindness. Answer: A deliberate closing of one's mind to the
possible consequences of one's actions.
◉ Liability. Answer: Legal responsibility for a wrongful action.
◉ Absolute Liability Offence. Answer: Offences that do not require
mens rea and to which the accused can offer no defence.
, ◉ Strict Liability offence. Answer: In criminal law, offences that do
not require mens rea; the accused offers the defence of due
diligence.
◉ Regulatory Laws. Answer: Federal or provincial statutes meant to
protect the public welfare.
◉ Quasi-Criminal Laws. Answer: Laws covering less serious offences
at the provincial or municipal level: most often punishable by fines.
◉ Intelligence. Answer: The collecting, evaluating, analyzing, and
reporting of information, especially of a military, criminal, or
political nature.
◉ Criminal Scene. Answer: The site where the offence took place.
◉ Centre. Answer: The immediate area in which the offence was
committed.
◉ Perimeter. Answer: The area surrounding the centre of a crime
scene, where the offender may have left evidence.
