Question 1

What are the elements of extortion? How is extortion different from bribery?

Accepted Answer

Extortion has several elements: (1) the

Question 2

Under federal law, blackmail and extortion are the same crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT included in the Illinois statute on obstruction of justice?

Accepted Answer

A)  destroys, alters, conceals or disguises physical evidence, plants false evidence, furnishes false information 
B)  induces a witness having knowledge material to the subject at issue to leave the State or conceal himself 
C)  possessing knowledge material to the subject at issue, he leaves the State or conceals himself 
D)  prevents, hinders, or delays the apprehension or prosecution of an individual who has committed a criminal offense 
A)  destroys, alters, conceals or disguises physical evidence, plants false evidence, furnishes false information 
B)  induces a witness having knowledge material to the subject at issue to leave the State or conceal himself 
C)  possessing knowledge material to the subject at issue, he leaves the State or conceals himself 
D)  prevents, hinders, or delays the apprehension or prosecution of an individual who has committed a criminal offense

Question 4

Which of the following charges implies when an individual prevents, hinders, or delays the apprehension or prosecution of another individual who has committed a criminal offense?

Accepted Answer

A)  accessoryship 
B)  tampering with evidence 
C)  omission 
D)  hue and cry 
A)  accessoryship 
B)  tampering with evidence 
C)  omission 
D)  hue and cry

Question 5

The law does not recognize any legal excuses or justifications to prison escape.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Provide some examples of the existing federal laws that prohibit an individual from fleeing across state lines to avoid arrest or confinement.

Accepted Answer

Federal law provides that an individual

Question 7

The acceptance of money or something of value in exchange for agreeing not to prosecute a felony was considered an obstruction of justice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What are the elements for the offense of offering a bribe to a public official and the offense of soliciting a bribe?

Accepted Answer

The offense of offering a bribe to a pub

Question 9

A number of courts recognize the defense that an individual who escaped was wrongfully incarcerated, although most courts do not recognize the defense of self-help.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What are the elements of extortion? How is extortion different from bribery?

Under federal law, blackmail and extortion are the same crime.

Which of the following is NOT included in the Illinois statute on obstruction of justice?

Which of the following charges implies when an individual prevents, hinders, or delays the apprehension or prosecution of another individual who has committed a criminal offense?

The law does not recognize any legal excuses or justifications to prison escape.

Provide some examples of the existing federal laws that prohibit an individual from fleeing across state lines to avoid arrest or confinement.

The acceptance of money or something of value in exchange for agreeing not to prosecute a felony was considered an obstruction of justice.

What are the elements for the offense of offering a bribe to a public official and the offense of soliciting a bribe?

A number of courts recognize the defense that an individual who escaped was wrongfully incarcerated, although most courts do not recognize the defense of self-help.

The Nature, Purpose, and Function of Criminal Law

Constitutional Limitations

Elements of Crimes

Parties to Crime

Attempt, Solicitation, and Conspiracy

Criminal Defenses: Justifications and Excuses

Homicide

Other Crimes Against the Person

Crimes Against Property

White-Collar and Organized Crime

Crimes Against Public Order and Morality

Crimes Against Social Order and Morality: Alcohol and Drug Offenses

Crimes Against the State

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Exam 13: Offenses Against Public Administration and the Administration of Justice

What are the elements of extortion? How is extortion different from bribery?

Under federal law, blackmail and extortion are the same crime.

Which of the following is NOT included in the Illinois statute on obstruction of justice?

Which of the following charges implies when an individual prevents, hinders, or delays the apprehension or prosecution of another individual who has committed a criminal offense?

The law does not recognize any legal excuses or justifications to prison escape.

Provide some examples of the existing federal laws that prohibit an individual from fleeing across state lines to avoid arrest or confinement.

The acceptance of money or something of value in exchange for agreeing not to prosecute a felony was considered an obstruction of justice.

What are the elements for the offense of offering a bribe to a public official and the offense of soliciting a bribe?

A number of courts recognize the defense that an individual who escaped was wrongfully incarcerated, although most courts do not recognize the defense of self-help.

The Nature, Purpose, and Function of Criminal Law

Constitutional Limitations

Elements of Crimes

Parties to Crime

Attempt, Solicitation, and Conspiracy

Criminal Defenses: Justifications and Excuses

Homicide

Other Crimes Against the Person

Crimes Against Property

White-Collar and Organized Crime

Crimes Against Public Order and Morality

Crimes Against Social Order and Morality: Alcohol and Drug Offenses

Crimes Against the State

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