CRW2601 Unit 14 Questions with Verified
Correct Answers
CLASSIFICATION OF PERSON INVOLVED IN A CRIME
1. Participants
a. Perpetrators
b. Accomplices
2. Non-Participants
a. Accessories after the fact.
PARTICIPANT
is anyone who does something, in whatever manner, whereby she furthers the commission of
the crime. On the other hand a person involved who does not participate is someone who,
although she can be described as being involved in the crime, does not FURTHER the
commission of the crime at all.
NON-PARTICIPANT
a person involved who does not participate is someone who, although she can be described as
being involved in the crime, does not FURTHER the commission of the crime at all.
(accessories after the fact).
She is someone who, after the crime has already been completed, learns abt the crime for the
first time and then does something to protect the perpetrators of the crime.
PERPETRATOR (PARTICIPANTS CATEGORY)
A person is a perpetrator if her conduct, the circumstances in which it take place and the
culpability with which it is carried out are such that she satisfies all the requirements for
, liability contained in the definition of the offence.
OR
if, although her own conduct does not comply with that required in the definition of the
crime, she acted together with one or more persons and the conduct required for a conviction
is imputed to her by virtue of the principles relating to the doctrine of common purpose.
IMPORTANT WORDS IN DEFINITION OF PERPETRATOR FOR EXAMINATION
PURPOSES
Conduct
circumstances
culpability
satisfies all requirements in definition
and in part (2)
imputed
doctrine of common purpose
ACCOMPLICE
A person is an accomplice if,
1. although she does not comply with all the requirements for liability set out in the definition
of the crime, and
2. although the conduct required for a conviction is not imputed to her in terms of the
doctrine of common purpose.
She engages in conduct whereby she unlawfully and intentionally FURTHERS the
commission of the crime by somebody else.
IMPORTANT WORDS IN DEFINITION OF ACCOMPLICE
Correct Answers
CLASSIFICATION OF PERSON INVOLVED IN A CRIME
1. Participants
a. Perpetrators
b. Accomplices
2. Non-Participants
a. Accessories after the fact.
PARTICIPANT
is anyone who does something, in whatever manner, whereby she furthers the commission of
the crime. On the other hand a person involved who does not participate is someone who,
although she can be described as being involved in the crime, does not FURTHER the
commission of the crime at all.
NON-PARTICIPANT
a person involved who does not participate is someone who, although she can be described as
being involved in the crime, does not FURTHER the commission of the crime at all.
(accessories after the fact).
She is someone who, after the crime has already been completed, learns abt the crime for the
first time and then does something to protect the perpetrators of the crime.
PERPETRATOR (PARTICIPANTS CATEGORY)
A person is a perpetrator if her conduct, the circumstances in which it take place and the
culpability with which it is carried out are such that she satisfies all the requirements for
, liability contained in the definition of the offence.
OR
if, although her own conduct does not comply with that required in the definition of the
crime, she acted together with one or more persons and the conduct required for a conviction
is imputed to her by virtue of the principles relating to the doctrine of common purpose.
IMPORTANT WORDS IN DEFINITION OF PERPETRATOR FOR EXAMINATION
PURPOSES
Conduct
circumstances
culpability
satisfies all requirements in definition
and in part (2)
imputed
doctrine of common purpose
ACCOMPLICE
A person is an accomplice if,
1. although she does not comply with all the requirements for liability set out in the definition
of the crime, and
2. although the conduct required for a conviction is not imputed to her in terms of the
doctrine of common purpose.
She engages in conduct whereby she unlawfully and intentionally FURTHERS the
commission of the crime by somebody else.
IMPORTANT WORDS IN DEFINITION OF ACCOMPLICE
