CRIM 230 Final: CRIM 230 FINAL PREP

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 230
• Professor: Tamara O' Doherty

Document Summary

Modes of participation: actually commits the offence (primary actor, aids/abets another to do the offence, has the common intention with the person who actually commits. Crown councel generally has to pick 1 form on a particular charge. Considered the principal actor in the offence. More than 1 person can be deemed to have actually committed the offence. Perpetrators, aiders, and abettors are equally liable (briscoe, 2012) Generally, must be physically present at the scene of the offence: exception: constructive presence. On rare occasions, offenders have been found guilty when they have committed an offence by using an innocent person. Abet: encourage, or urge, another to commit an offence. Crown must prove that the accused actively aided/abetted and that the accused did so intentionally. Aiding: lookout for robbery, hold weapon for someone, leave a door unlocked to facilitate entry. If crown is successful, than the accused person is equally as liable as the principal offender.