CRMN 2010U Study Guide - Final Guide: Ant-Zen, True Crime, Absolute Liability

• School: UOIT
• Department: Criminology-and-Justice
• Course: CRMN 2010U
• Professor: Sasha Bagley

Document Summary

Does it reference ordinary/reasonable person, reasonable belief, etc. Criteria this is for students to compile see slides and readings. Can it be raised with respect to any offence? yes. Code (ignorance of law no defence)/common law (exceptions) See exceptions to ignorance of law no defence. Depends on the offence (some mistakes must be reasonable) n some cases, mistake only has to be honest. Some cases mistake has to be honest and reasonable. Unless the person took reasonable steps to ensure the age of a minor or to get consent, then they can use the defence. Overall, the person needs to have taken reasonable steps. 1) send them for treatment to a special mental health facility (refer to ncr documentary): absolute discharge, conditional discharge (take medication, live in a specified address such as a group home) Review done every year to make sure the conditions are not unreasonable. In a typical sentence, there are no annual reviews.