Question 1

An employer may be responsible for the acts of its employee if that employee is carrying out the employer's business.This is known as

Accepted Answer

A) respondeat superior 
B) corporate liability 
C) strict responsibility 
D) caveat emptor 
A) respondeat superior 
B) corporate liability 
C) strict responsibility 
D) caveat emptor A

Question 2

The concept of _______________________________________ allows one to be held criminally liable for the harm to a person other than the intended victim.

Accepted Answer

A) reckless intent 
B) wanton intent 
C) criminal intent 
D) transferred intent 
A) reckless intent 
B) wanton intent 
C) criminal intent 
D) transferred intent D

Question 3

Not every crime includes a guilty state of mind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

A crime can occur even if no actual harm is done.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Intent is apparent only through the confession of the accused.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Mens rea is

Accepted Answer

A) a wrongful act 
B) a wrongful intent 
C) the document used to charge someone with a crime 
D) another term for complicity 
A) a wrongful act 
B) a wrongful intent 
C) the document used to charge someone with a crime 
D) another term for complicity

Question 7

Transferred intent assesses guilt for an unintended crime committed in the process of an intended crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A prior conviction is good evidence of intent to commit a present crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A sleepwalker who commits a crime may be able to avoid criminal liability by claiming that it was an involuntary act and the law requires that the criminal act be voluntary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Affirmative assistance sufficient for complicity can be all except

Accepted Answer

A) handing the principal a gun,not knowing it is a toy 
B) mapping the getaway 
C) encouraging the principal to beat up his neighbor 
D) not protecting a child in one's care from abuse by a principal 
A) handing the principal a gun,not knowing it is a toy 
B) mapping the getaway 
C) encouraging the principal to beat up his neighbor 
D) not protecting a child in one's care from abuse by a principal

Question 11

Professionals who work with children are required to report suspected child abuse

Accepted Answer

A) only by half of the states 
B) by only local governments 
C) onlly in federal jurisdictions 
D) by all states 
A) only by half of the states 
B) by only local governments 
C) onlly in federal jurisdictions 
D) by all states

Question 12

Corporations,as well as individuals,may be charged with obstruction of justice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

If a parent fails to provide clothing,food and the basic necessities of life for his/her child,that parent may be held criminally responsible for the harm done to that child.This crime of omission arises by

Accepted Answer

A) special relationship 
B) statute 
C) contract 
D) volunteering 
A) special relationship 
B) statute 
C) contract 
D) volunteering

Question 14

Actus reus can include all except

Accepted Answer

A) words 
B) omissions 
C) status 
D) possession 
A) words 
B) omissions 
C) status 
D) possession

Question 15

Possession differs from most crimes because

Accepted Answer

A) no harm is required 
B) it is constructive 
C) there is little danger of charging innocent people 
D) it is actual 
A) no harm is required 
B) it is constructive 
C) there is little danger of charging innocent people 
D) it is actual

Question 16

What are the four components of a crime,including a definition of each component?

Accepted Answer

The components of a crime are
1.Harm or

Question 17

Jane invited Robert to come to her home to watch a movie.While watching Robert decided to get high and used heroin he had brought with him.Within a short time Robert collapsed.Jane did not seek help,but thought Robert would simply "sleep it off." Robert died.Jane can be charged with involuntary manslaughter because of her negligence in failing to get Robert medical attention.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the context of the components of a crime,_________________________ is the logical and consistent connection that must exist between the perpetrator's wrongful intent and wrongful act and between the wrongful intent and the resulting harm.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the context of the components of...

Question 19

What is the definition of general and specific intent and how do these two concept differ?

Accepted Answer

General intent refers only to the

Question 20

Actus reus is significant in defining crimes

Accepted Answer

A) bcause thoughts are not knowable 
B) only if mens rea has not been established 
C) except when bad thoughts threaten democracy 
D) except when bad thoughts threaten religion 
A) bcause thoughts are not knowable 
B) only if mens rea has not been established 
C) except when bad thoughts threaten democracy 
D) except when bad thoughts threaten religion

An employer may be responsible for the acts of its employee if that employee is carrying out the employer's business.This is known as

The concept of _______________________________________ allows one to be held criminally liable for the harm to a person other than the intended victim.

Not every crime includes a guilty state of mind.

A crime can occur even if no actual harm is done.

Intent is apparent only through the confession of the accused.

Mens rea is

Transferred intent assesses guilt for an unintended crime committed in the process of an intended crime.

A prior conviction is good evidence of intent to commit a present crime.

A sleepwalker who commits a crime may be able to avoid criminal liability by claiming that it was an involuntary act and the law requires that the criminal act be voluntary.

Affirmative assistance sufficient for complicity can be all except

Professionals who work with children are required to report suspected child abuse

Corporations,as well as individuals,may be charged with obstruction of justice.

If a parent fails to provide clothing,food and the basic necessities of life for his/her child,that parent may be held criminally responsible for the harm done to that child.This crime of omission arises by

Actus reus can include all except

Possession differs from most crimes because

What are the four components of a crime,including a definition of each component?

In the context of the components of a crime,_________________________ is the logical and consistent connection that must exist between the perpetrator's wrongful intent and wrongful act and between the wrongful intent and the resulting harm.

What is the definition of general and specific intent and how do these two concept differ?

Actus reus is significant in defining crimes

Foundations of Criminal Law

Administration of Criminal Justice and the Role of the Paralegal

Crimes Against Persons and Crimes Against Habitation

Crimes Against Property, public Order and Safety, public Morals and Justice and Public Administration

Incohate and Organized Crime

Defenses

Intake and Drafting the Complaint

Search and Seizure: History, warrant Requirements, legislative Development and the Exclusionary Rule

Search and Seizure: Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement

Confessions and Pretrial Identification Procedures

Pretrial Initial Appearance to Preliminary Hearing

Pretrial: Grand Jury to Pretrial Conference

Trial Rights, procedure, tasks

Sentencing,punishment and Review

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Exam 3: Components of a Crime

An employer may be responsible for the acts of its employee if that employee is carrying out the employer's business.This is known as

The concept of _______________________________________ allows one to be held criminally liable for the harm to a person other than the intended victim.

Not every crime includes a guilty state of mind.

A crime can occur even if no actual harm is done.

Intent is apparent only through the confession of the accused.

Mens rea is

Transferred intent assesses guilt for an unintended crime committed in the process of an intended crime.

A prior conviction is good evidence of intent to commit a present crime.

A sleepwalker who commits a crime may be able to avoid criminal liability by claiming that it was an involuntary act and the law requires that the criminal act be voluntary.

Affirmative assistance sufficient for complicity can be all except

Professionals who work with children are required to report suspected child abuse

Corporations,as well as individuals,may be charged with obstruction of justice.

If a parent fails to provide clothing,food and the basic necessities of life for his/her child,that parent may be held criminally responsible for the harm done to that child.This crime of omission arises by

Actus reus can include all except

Possession differs from most crimes because

What are the four components of a crime,including a definition of each component?

In the context of the components of a crime,_________________________ is the logical and consistent connection that must exist between the perpetrator's wrongful intent and wrongful act and between the wrongful intent and the resulting harm.

What is the definition of general and specific intent and how do these two concept differ?

Actus reus is significant in defining crimes

Foundations of Criminal Law

Administration of Criminal Justice and the Role of the Paralegal

Crimes Against Persons and Crimes Against Habitation

Crimes Against Property, public Order and Safety, public Morals and Justice and Public Administration

Incohate and Organized Crime

Defenses

Intake and Drafting the Complaint

Search and Seizure: History, warrant Requirements, legislative Development and the Exclusionary Rule

Search and Seizure: Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement

Confessions and Pretrial Identification Procedures

Pretrial Initial Appearance to Preliminary Hearing

Pretrial: Grand Jury to Pretrial Conference

Trial Rights, procedure, tasks

Sentencing,punishment and Review

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