Exam 2: Foundations of Law and Crime: Nature, Elements, and Measurement

What is the difference between felonies and misdemeanors?

Discuss three areas in which criminal law and civil law differ from each other.

The Code of Hammurabi set out crimes and punishments based on which philosophy?

The extent of white-collar crime is difficult to measure.

Which term outlines that if a death occurs during the commission of a felony, the defendant will be charged with murder in the first degree?

It is July in Phoenix, Arizona, and Jeff is running errands with his 6-month-old daughter strapped into her carrier in the back seat.Jeff stops at work to grab some files but gets waylaid by coworkers and ends up spending 3 hours at the office.When Jeff returns to the car, he finds his child unresponsive, apparently overcome with the heat.The child is pronounced dead at the hospital.With what crime is Jeff likely to be charged?

Distinguish among the crimes of assault, assault and battery, and aggravated assault.

A state's Supreme Court justice sets a precedent by interpreting and applying one of the state's laws in a particular way.On a similar case, a justice in a lower court adheres to the Supreme Court justice's interpretation of the same law.What is this an example of?

YoonHee is an 18-year-old single mother who works part-time to support herself and her 6-month-old child and also attends night classes.She often struggles to make ends meet and is eventually laid off from her job.After a few months of unemployment, YoonHee does not have enough money to support herself.Desperate to feed her child, she enters a local supermarket and steals several containers of formula.Which of the following is true?

Which is the most distinctive aspect of Anglo-American law?

Which of the following is indicative of a case involving civil law?

Which of the following is one of two primary types of law?

Which describes the "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" crimes and punishments model?

Which of the following is an actus reus that would be an example of an omission?

Explain federalism.

Which of the following is considered to be the "supreme law of the land?"

State constitutions may give less protection and rights than the federal constitution, but they cannot give more.

Obtaining search and arrest warrants is an example of which type of law?

The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) is known for applying the UCR's hierarchy rule.

Aaron returns home after school to find his apartment has been ransacked.His tablet computer and television are missing.Aaron is the victim of what crime?