Question 1

MATCHING.
-General intent

Accepted Answer

A)  The concept that some actions are so likely to cause a specific result, that the law treats that result as intended. 
B)  Intent where the person intended the action only and not the result. 
C)  What a reasonable person should have known or thought at the time of the event. 
D)  The offender's conscious intentions at the time of the crime. 
E)  The type of intent where the person commits an act designed to cause a specific criminal result.
F) The type of intent where a person intends to harm one person and harms another in the process. 
A)  The concept that some actions are so likely to cause a specific result, that the law treats that result as intended. 
B)  Intent where the person intended the action only and not the result. 
C)  What a reasonable person should have known or thought at the time of the event. 
D)  The offender's conscious intentions at the time of the crime. 
E)  The type of intent where the person commits an act designed to cause a specific criminal result.
F) The type of intent where a person intends to harm one person and harms another in the process. B

Question 2

A young girl is disabled, blind and unable to walk. She lives with her father and his paramour and is entirely dependent on their care to live and eat. The paramour runs the child's bath and submerges her, and then realizes the water is too hot when the child cries. She dries the child and puts her to bed after she explains what happened to the father. The child has burns on her body from the water, which the two treat with over-the-counter salves. The father waits eight days before calling an ambulance, but by then she is too ill to survive. Can the father be charged with murder?

Accepted Answer

The father most likely will be charged with some form of murder even though there was likely no direct intent to cause the child harm. The father had a clear duty by relationship to protect the child and assure that she received proper medical care. By neglecting that duty, he caused harm. Most likely, he will be charged with one of the lesser degrees of murder, reflecting either a reckless disregard for the child's welfare or a negligent disregard for her welfare. It is unlikely that he would be charged with a first-degree crime, which requires a willful act, or with a second-degree crime, which requires a knowing act.

Question 3

MATCHING.
-Subjective intent

Accepted Answer

A)  The concept that some actions are so likely to cause a specific result, that the law treats that result as intended. 
B)  Intent where the person intended the action only and not the result. 
C)  What a reasonable person should have known or thought at the time of the event. 
D)  The offender's conscious intentions at the time of the crime. 
E)  The type of intent where the person commits an act designed to cause a specific criminal result.
F) The type of intent where a person intends to harm one person and harms another in the process. 
A)  The concept that some actions are so likely to cause a specific result, that the law treats that result as intended. 
B)  Intent where the person intended the action only and not the result. 
C)  What a reasonable person should have known or thought at the time of the event. 
D)  The offender's conscious intentions at the time of the crime. 
E)  The type of intent where the person commits an act designed to cause a specific criminal result.
F) The type of intent where a person intends to harm one person and harms another in the process. D

Question 4

Scienter:

Accepted Answer

A)  is a contraction of science center or another name for a crime lab. 
B)  is a necessary element to prove when the offender knew the law was being broken. 
C)  must be proved to establish mens rea. 
D)  only a wrongful act must occur. 
E)  A, B and D are all correct. 
A)  is a contraction of science center or another name for a crime lab. 
B)  is a necessary element to prove when the offender knew the law was being broken. 
C)  must be proved to establish mens rea. 
D)  only a wrongful act must occur. 
E)  A, B and D are all correct.

Question 5

You are a police officer responding to a report of a person injured by the side of the road. You find a young woman with injuries consistent with being hit by a car. Do you have the necessary elements for a corpus dilecti of a crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes, because there is no car around. So it is a hit and run. 
B)  No, because she is harmed, but you do not know for certain the harm was caused by a criminal act. 
C)  No. Until she tells you she was hit by a car, you don't know for certain that she was. 
D)  No, because you don't yet know that the driver of the car committed a crime or whether this was an accident. 
E)  B, C, and D. 
A)  Yes, because there is no car around. So it is a hit and run. 
B)  No, because she is harmed, but you do not know for certain the harm was caused by a criminal act. 
C)  No. Until she tells you she was hit by a car, you don't know for certain that she was. 
D)  No, because you don't yet know that the driver of the car committed a crime or whether this was an accident. 
E)  B, C, and D.

Question 6

MATCHING.
-Constructive intent

Accepted Answer

A)  The concept that some actions are so likely to cause a specific result, that the law treats that result as intended. 
B)  Intent where the person intended the action only and not the result. 
C)  What a reasonable person should have known or thought at the time of the event. 
D)  The offender's conscious intentions at the time of the crime. 
E)  The type of intent where the person commits an act designed to cause a specific criminal result.
F) The type of intent where a person intends to harm one person and harms another in the process. 
A)  The concept that some actions are so likely to cause a specific result, that the law treats that result as intended. 
B)  Intent where the person intended the action only and not the result. 
C)  What a reasonable person should have known or thought at the time of the event. 
D)  The offender's conscious intentions at the time of the crime. 
E)  The type of intent where the person commits an act designed to cause a specific criminal result.
F) The type of intent where a person intends to harm one person and harms another in the process.

Question 7

MATCHING.
-Transferred intent

Accepted Answer

A)  The concept that some actions are so likely to cause a specific result, that the law treats that result as intended. 
B)  Intent where the person intended the action only and not the result. 
C)  What a reasonable person should have known or thought at the time of the event. 
D)  The offender's conscious intentions at the time of the crime. 
E)  The type of intent where the person commits an act designed to cause a specific criminal result.
F) The type of intent where a person intends to harm one person and harms another in the process. 
A)  The concept that some actions are so likely to cause a specific result, that the law treats that result as intended. 
B)  Intent where the person intended the action only and not the result. 
C)  What a reasonable person should have known or thought at the time of the event. 
D)  The offender's conscious intentions at the time of the crime. 
E)  The type of intent where the person commits an act designed to cause a specific criminal result.
F) The type of intent where a person intends to harm one person and harms another in the process.

Question 8

Direct evidence consists of all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  an eyewitness account of a crime. 
B)  an eyewitness account of a person fleeing from crime. 
C)  blood evidence gathered at the crime scene. 
D)  ballistics evidence gathered at the crime scene. 
E)  DNA evidence taken from the crime victim. 
A)  an eyewitness account of a crime. 
B)  an eyewitness account of a person fleeing from crime. 
C)  blood evidence gathered at the crime scene. 
D)  ballistics evidence gathered at the crime scene. 
E)  DNA evidence taken from the crime victim.

Question 9

_________ evidence is evidence based on first-hand knowledge.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________ evidence is evidence based on first-hand...

Question 10

_________ liability crimes only require a wrongful act to occur.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________ liability crimes only require a wrongful...

Question 11

Legal professionals track criminal activity and submit the information to the _________ in a process called classifying and storing.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Legal professionals track criminal activity and submit...

Question 12

Which of the following crimes is not tracked in the Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  murder 
B)  bribery. 
C)  aggravated assault. 
D)  burglary. 
E)  motor vehicle theft. 
A)  murder 
B)  bribery. 
C)  aggravated assault. 
D)  burglary. 
E)  motor vehicle theft.

Question 13

Mens rea is defined as a _________ mind.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mens rea is defined as a _________...

Question 14

In strict liability crimes:

Accepted Answer

A)  intent is irrelevant. 
B)  mens rea is irrelevant. 
C)  the prosecutor must strictly prove mens rea to get a conviction. 
D)  only a wrongful act must occur. 
E)  A, B and D are all correct. 
A)  intent is irrelevant. 
B)  mens rea is irrelevant. 
C)  the prosecutor must strictly prove mens rea to get a conviction. 
D)  only a wrongful act must occur. 
E)  A, B and D are all correct.

Question 15

Mens rea always requires direct proof that the defendant intended the act he or she committed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

You have just purchased a television and a police officer has arrived at your door to explain that the set is stolen. He asks you where you got the television. Which explanation is least likely to land you in legal hot water?

Accepted Answer

A)  You bought the television from a friend of a friend who claimed he was selling it for his mother who is about to go into a nursing home, and you paid about 50% less than fair market value. 
B)  You bought the television on sale from a national retailer and you have the receipt. 
C)  You bought the television from a pawnshop. 
D)  You bought the set on Ebay and paid $20 less than the same set sells for at a leading national retailer. 
E)  You bought it from a stranger who rang your doorbell and paid about 25% of fair market value. 
A)  You bought the television from a friend of a friend who claimed he was selling it for his mother who is about to go into a nursing home, and you paid about 50% less than fair market value. 
B)  You bought the television on sale from a national retailer and you have the receipt. 
C)  You bought the television from a pawnshop. 
D)  You bought the set on Ebay and paid $20 less than the same set sells for at a leading national retailer. 
E)  You bought it from a stranger who rang your doorbell and paid about 25% of fair market value.

Question 17

MATCHING.
-Strict liability

Accepted Answer

A)  The liability that those in loco parentis have for their charges. 
B)  Liability that one person has for another. 
C)  Liability for harm even if the person is not at fault or negligent. 
D)  Liability that employees incur for their employers. 
A)  The liability that those in loco parentis have for their charges. 
B)  Liability that one person has for another. 
C)  Liability for harm even if the person is not at fault or negligent. 
D)  Liability that employees incur for their employers.

Question 18

An omission can occur only when a person has a _________ to do something.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An omission can occur only when a...

Question 19

Duty by relationship refers to the concept that a person can never be held responsible for a crime simply because he has a relationship with another person and did nothing to prevent harm to that person when he could have done so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which is (are) elements of a crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Causation 
B)  Actus reus 
C)  Mens rea 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Causation 
B)  Actus reus 
C)  Mens rea 
D)  all of the above

MATCHING. -General intent

MATCHING. -Subjective intent

Scienter:

You are a police officer responding to a report of a person injured by the side of the road. You find a young woman with injuries consistent with being hit by a car. Do you have the necessary elements for a corpus dilecti of a crime?

MATCHING. -Constructive intent

MATCHING. -Transferred intent

Direct evidence consists of all of the following except:

_________ evidence is evidence based on first-hand knowledge.

_________ liability crimes only require a wrongful act to occur.

Legal professionals track criminal activity and submit the information to the _________ in a process called classifying and storing.

Which of the following crimes is not tracked in the Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook?

Mens rea is defined as a _________ mind.

In strict liability crimes:

Mens rea always requires direct proof that the defendant intended the act he or she committed.

You have just purchased a television and a police officer has arrived at your door to explain that the set is stolen. He asks you where you got the television. Which explanation is least likely to land you in legal hot water?

MATCHING. -Strict liability

An omission can occur only when a person has a _________ to do something.

Duty by relationship refers to the concept that a person can never be held responsible for a crime simply because he has a relationship with another person and did nothing to prevent harm to that person when he could have done so.

Which is (are) elements of a crime?

What Is Criminal Law

Crimes Against the Person: Murder

Crimes Against the Person: Sex Crimes

Crimes Against the Person: Other Violent Crimes

Crimes Against Property

Social Crimes

Treason, Terrorism, Wartime Criminal Justice

Crimes Against the State

Common Law Defenses

Constitutional Rights Before Arrest

Constitutional Rights After Arrest

Constitutional Right to Trial by Jury

Constitutional Rights Postconviction

Filters

Exam 2: What Is a Crime

MATCHING. -General intent

MATCHING. -Subjective intent

Scienter:

You are a police officer responding to a report of a person injured by the side of the road. You find a young woman with injuries consistent with being hit by a car. Do you have the necessary elements for a corpus dilecti of a crime?

MATCHING. -Constructive intent

MATCHING. -Transferred intent

Direct evidence consists of all of the following except:

_________ evidence is evidence based on first-hand knowledge.

_________ liability crimes only require a wrongful act to occur.

Legal professionals track criminal activity and submit the information to the _________ in a process called classifying and storing.

Which of the following crimes is not tracked in the Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook?

Mens rea is defined as a _________ mind.

In strict liability crimes:

Mens rea always requires direct proof that the defendant intended the act he or she committed.

You have just purchased a television and a police officer has arrived at your door to explain that the set is stolen. He asks you where you got the television. Which explanation is least likely to land you in legal hot water?

MATCHING. -Strict liability

An omission can occur only when a person has a _________ to do something.

Duty by relationship refers to the concept that a person can never be held responsible for a crime simply because he has a relationship with another person and did nothing to prevent harm to that person when he could have done so.

Which is (are) elements of a crime?

What Is Criminal Law

Crimes Against the Person: Murder

Crimes Against the Person: Sex Crimes

Crimes Against the Person: Other Violent Crimes

Crimes Against Property

Social Crimes

Treason, Terrorism, Wartime Criminal Justice

Crimes Against the State

Common Law Defenses

Constitutional Rights Before Arrest

Constitutional Rights After Arrest

Constitutional Right to Trial by Jury

Constitutional Rights Postconviction

Filters