What is a Crime?

• Crime


  An act or omission that is prohibited by criminal law. Additionally, the two factors of it are the commission of:

  • Actus Reus: An act.
  • Mens Rea: The mental intent.
• When does a crime occur?

  • Commits an act or fails to commit an act when under a legal responsibility to do so;
  • Has the intent, or mens rea, to commit the act;
  • Does not have a legal defence or justification for committing the act; and
  • Violates a provision in criminal law.