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Q:
Entrapment is a justification defense in which the offender claims that he or she was induced to commit the crime by a public official.
a. True
b. False
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Duress, self-defense, entrapment, and necessity are examples of excuse defenses.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Involuntary intoxication is a valid criminal defense.
a. True
b. False
Q:
With the creation of the juvenile justice system in the early 1900s, the infancy defense became redundant.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Defendants who are found "guilty but mentally ill" do not serve criminal sentences.
a. True
b. False
Q:
An inchoate offense is an attempted or incomplete offense.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Actusreus refers to guilty intent as an element of a crime.
a. True
b. False
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Murder is a malainseoffense.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Third degree felonies are punishable by a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
a. True
b. False
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Criminal law concerns offenses that are against the society as a whole.
a. True
b. False
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The accused party in both criminal and civil cases is known as the defendant.
a. True
b. False
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Most criminal cases involve a request for monetary damages in recognition that a wrong has been committed.
a. True
b. False
Q:
In a civil court, the court is concerned with private and public rights.
a. True
b. False
Q:
In a criminal case, the wrongful act is the violation of a statute that prohibits some type of activity.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Proceedings in civil court are normally initiated by the plaintiff.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Traffic laws reflect the teaching function of the law.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Society's views on morality, which are reflected as laws, are stable and unchanging over time.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Criminal law has one primary function: to express public morality.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Case law relies on how courts interpret a statute.
a. True
b. False
Q:
State law prevails whenever it is in conflict with federal law.
a. True
b. False
Q:
A state statute applies only within that state's borders.
a. True
b. False
Q:
The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land and as such, it is the basis of all law in the United States.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Peter wants to hire Mr. Thomas but does not have any money. Mr. Thomas explains to Peter that if he is arrested and charged with a crime, he has a right to a lawyer at various stages of criminal proceedings. Which amendment gives Peter this protection?
a. Fourth Amendment
b. Fifth Amendment
c. Sixth Amendment
d. Eighth Amendment
Q:
Peter believes that his crime was justified because his girlfriend deceived him when she told him she was 19. What legal justification defense does Peter possibly have?
a. duress
b. entrapment
c. necessity
d. none of these
Q:
Case 3-2
Mr. Thomas is a criminal defense attorney. Peter contacts Mr. Thomas and tells him that he thinks he may have committed a crime but he is not sure. Mr. Thomas asks Peter a few questions but Peter refuses to answer any questions over the phone. Mr. Thomas tells Peter to come to his office for a consultation and he will provide legal advice if Peter decides to retain Mr. Thomas as his attorney.
After speaking with Peter for some time, Mr. Thomas believes that something is wrong with Peter. Mr. Thomas believes that Peter is either slightly mentally retarded or possibly mentally ill. He thinks that if Peter is charged with a crime the court will need to conduct a hearing to determine whether Peter is mentally well enough to understand the charges filed against him. What type of hearing is this?
a. arraignment
b. competency
c. preliminary
d. sentencing
Q:
Case 3-2
Mr. Thomas is a criminal defense attorney. Peter contacts Mr. Thomas and tells him that he thinks he may have committed a crime but he is not sure. Mr. Thomas asks Peter a few questions but Peter refuses to answer any questions over the phone. Mr. Thomas tells Peter to come to his office for a consultation and he will provide legal advice if Peter decides to retain Mr. Thomas as his attorney.
What crime is Peter guilty of?
a. felony murder
b. hate crime
c. infanticide
d. statutory rape
Q:
Case 3-2
Mr. Thomas is a criminal defense attorney. Peter contacts Mr. Thomas and tells him that he thinks he may have committed a crime but he is not sure. Mr. Thomas asks Peter a few questions but Peter refuses to answer any questions over the phone. Mr. Thomas tells Peter to come to his office for a consultation and he will provide legal advice if Peter decides to retain Mr. Thomas as his attorney.
Peter goes to see Mr. Thomas in his office. He explains to Mr. Thomas that he had been seeing a girl who said that she was 19. She is really 14. Peter is 22. Peter explains that they had sexual relations on a few occasions. Mr. Thomas explains to Peter that he can still be found guilty, even though he did not have intent to commit a crime. What type of crime is this?
a. hate crime
b. negligence
c. strict liability
d. inchoate
Q:
Case 3-1
Johnny and Martin are in a bar drinking beer and talking. Sharon walks in and starts talking to Johnny. Martin gets jealous because he was engaged to be married to Sharon and they only recently broke up. Martin gets so mad that he starts to yell at Johnny. He then swings at Johnny and misses. Martin falls to the ground and passes out. Johnny gets so mad that he stabs Martin in the back and kills him.
Prosecutors would need to prove that Johnny actually committed the guilty act of stabbing Martin. This is known as the:
a. actusreus.
b. mensrea.
c. malainse.
d. malaprohibita.
Q:
Case 3-1
Johnny and Martin are in a bar drinking beer and talking. Sharon walks in and starts talking to Johnny. Martin gets jealous because he was engaged to be married to Sharon and they only recently broke up. Martin gets so mad that he starts to yell at Johnny. He then swings at Johnny and misses. Martin falls to the ground and passes out. Johnny gets so mad that he stabs Martin in the back and kills him.
If state prosecutors decide to file charges against Johnny, what crime classification would the charge fall under?
a. felony
b. gross misdemeanor
c. petty misdemeanor
d. infraction
Q:
Case 3-1
Johnny and Martin are in a bar drinking beer and talking. Sharon walks in and starts talking to Johnny. Martin gets jealous because he was engaged to be married to Sharon and they only recently broke up. Martin gets so mad that he starts to yell at Johnny. He then swings at Johnny and misses. Martin falls to the ground and passes out. Johnny gets so mad that he stabs Martin in the back and kills him.
What standard of proof would be required in the above case?
a. beyond a reasonable doubt
b. preponderance of the evidence
c. beyond a shadow of a doubt
d. clear and convincing evidence
Q:
Case 3-1
Johnny and Martin are in a bar drinking beer and talking. Sharon walks in and starts talking to Johnny. Martin gets jealous because he was engaged to be married to Sharon and they only recently broke up. Martin gets so mad that he starts to yell at Johnny. He then swings at Johnny and misses. Martin falls to the ground and passes out. Johnny gets so mad that he stabs Martin in the back and kills him.
If the above case would make it to court, which party would be the plaintiff?
a. the bar owner
b. Johnny
c. Martin's family
d. Sharon
Q:
Case 3-1
Johnny and Martin are in a bar drinking beer and talking. Sharon walks in and starts talking to Johnny. Martin gets jealous because he was engaged to be married to Sharon and they only recently broke up. Martin gets so mad that he starts to yell at Johnny. He then swings at Johnny and misses. Martin falls to the ground and passes out. Johnny gets so mad that he stabs Martin in the back and kills him.
Martin's family believes that Johnny should be held responsible for this crime. They request monetary damages to
compensate for the wrong that has been committed. What type of law covers this request?
a. administrative law
b. case law
c. civil law
d. criminal law
Q:
In , the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that confessions of suspects not notified of due process rights are invalid.
a. InreGault
b. Mappv.Ohio
c. Gideonv.Wainwright
d. Mirandav.Arizona
Q:
This form of due process requires laws to be carried out in a fair and orderly manner.
a. legislative due process
b. procedural due process
c. relative due process
d. substantive due process
Q:
The Fourth Amendment protects against:
a. excessive bail.
b. excessive fines.
c. cruel and unusual punishment.
d. unreasonable searches.
Q:
The owner of a boat marina agrees to allow three federal drug enforcement agents, posing as drug dealers, to use his dock to unload shipments of marijuana from Colombia. This is an example of:
a. entrapment.
b. duress.
c. mistake of fact.
d. mistake of law.
Q:
When the wrongful threat of one person induces another person to perform an act that he or she would otherwise not perform, exists.
a. duress
b. entrapment
c. necessity
d. self-defense
Q:
Which of the following is NOT an excuse defense?
a. mistake
b. infancy
c. insanity
d. necessity
Q:
A defense for criminal liability in which the defendant claims that the taking of intoxicants rendered him or her unable to form the requisite intent to commit a criminal act is:
a. never accepted in court.
b. a good defense if the intoxication was voluntary.
c. a good defense if the intoxication was involuntary.
d. not allowed in felony court but is sometimes allowed in misdemeanor trials.
Q:
A common law test of criminal responsibility that relies on the defendant's inability to distinguish right from wrong is the:
a. Durham rule.
b. irresistible-impulse test
c. M"Naghten rule.
d. substantial capacity test.
Q:
What is the defense for criminal liability that is used to assert a lack of criminal responsibility because according to law, a person cannot have the requisite state of mind to commit a crime?
a. duress
b. insanity
c. entrapment
d. mistake
Q:
The facts surrounding an underlying crime are referred to as:
a. causation.
b. attendant circumstances.
c. concurrence.
d. harm.
Q:
A crime in which the defendant is guilty regardless of his or her state of mind at the time of the act is known as:
a. tort.
b. first degree homicide.
c. strict liability.
d. manslaughter.
Q:
Strict liability is inconsistent with the general principles of criminal law because is lacking.
a. mensrea
b. actusreus
c. causation
d. concurrence
Q:
As discussed in the textbook, corpusdelictirefers to:
a. the dead body at the scene of a crime.
b. the element of criminal intent.
c. the basic elements of a crime.
d. the criminal act.
Q:
The guilty act in a criminal offense is referred to as:
a. actusreus.
b. mensrea.
c. corpusdelicti.
d. habeascorpus.
Q:
A wrongful mental state, or intent, is known as:
a. actusreus.
b. malainse.
c. mensrea.
d. concurrence.
Q:
What is the term that means that the guilty act and the guilty intent occur together?
a. causation
b. attendant circumstances
c. concurrence
d. harm
Q:
Which of the following is NOTa basic element of corpusdelicti?
a. actusreus
b. malainse
c. mensrea
d. concurrence, or coming together of the criminal act and guilty mind
Q:
Murder, rape, and theft are examples of crimes.
a. malainse
b. malaprohibita
c. premeditated
d. deliberate
Q:
The term malaprohibitarefers to:
a. an act that would be wrong even if no law prohibited it.
b. a violation of natural law.
c. a "humanmade" law.
d. an act that goes against the public morality.
Q:
is the state of being aware that a risk does or will exist and nevertheless acting in a way that consciously disregards this risk.
a. Recklessness
b. Negligence
c. Premeditation
d. Carelessness
Q:
A homicide that results from the offender's carelessness, but occurs when the offender lacks intent is classified as:
a. first degree murder.
b. second degree murder.
c. voluntary manslaughter.
d. involuntary manslaughter.
Q:
Which category of murder occurs when the victim provoked the offender to act violently?
a. first degree murder
b. second degree murder
c. voluntary manslaughter
d. involuntary manslaughter
Q:
As a circumstance of murder, means that the offender considered the crime beforehand.
a. deliberation
b. passion
c. premeditation
d. spontaneity
Q:
The least serious form of wrongdoings are often called:
a. petty misdemeanors.
b. gross misdemeanors.
c. infractions.
d. petty crimes.
Q:
are offenses punishable by 30 days to a year in jail.
a. Gross misdemeanors
b. Third degree felonies
c. Violations
d. Petty misdemeanors
Q:
Misdemeanors are punishable by a fine or by confinement up to:
a. 1 year.
b. 5 years.
c. 10 years.
d. life imprisonment.
Q:
What degree of felony carries the maximum penalty of death?
a. capital offense.
b. first degree felonies.
c. second degree felonies.
d. third degree felonies.
Q:
Crimes punishable by death or imprisonment in a federal or state penitentiary for 1 year or longer are called:
a. felonies.
b. gross misdemeanors.
c. misdemeanors.
d. petty misdemeanors.
Q:
List the reasons for the high victimization rates among persons with mental illnesses.
Q:
According to social disorganization theory, which four factors lead to criminal behavior in high-crime neighborhoods?
Q:
Discuss social process theories. Include descriptions of two particular theories found within this school of criminology.
Q:
Discuss the difference between a hypothesis and a theory in the context of criminology. Why is the scientific method an important part of criminology?
Q:
Discuss how race, ethnicity, and poverty are related to crime.
Q:
Discuss recent crime trends and the reasons for rate variation.
Q:
Compare and contrast victim surveys and self-reported surveys.
Q:
Compare and contrast Part I and Part II crimes of the UCR Reports.
Q:
What is meant by "the dark figure of crime"? Are there sources that help to reveal this "dark figure"?
Q:
Describe the Uniform Crime Report (UCR). Who compiles this crime measurement source, when was it created, and what does it include?
Q:
List and discuss the six different main categories of crime.
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can be defined as the use of any drug " licit or illicit " that causes either psychological or bodily harmto the abuser or to third parties.
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suggests that a lack of social control, as provided by entities such as the family or school, can lead to antisocial behavior.
Q:
Criminologists believe that first-time illegal drug users go through a in taking up the habit.
Q:
Medical drugs that require a physician's permission for purchase are .
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is the maltreatment, including physical violence and psychological abuse, which occurs within a familial or other intimate relationship.
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is the criminal act of causing fear in another person by repeatedly subjecting that person to unwanted or threatening attention.
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Someone with low self-control is likely to solve problems with rather than his or her intellect.
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The two major branches of social process theory are learning theory and theory.
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Robert Merton believed that is caused by a social structure in which all citizens have similar goals without equal means to achieve them.