Question 1

______ involves procuring a prostitute for another individual, arranging a meeting for the purpose of prostitution, transporting an individual to a location for the purpose of prostitution, receiving money from a prostitute knowing that it was earned from prostitution, or owning, managing, or leasing a house of prostitution business.

Accepted Answer

A)  Prostitution 
B)  Hooking 
C)  Pandering 
D)  Pimping

Question 2

A(n) ______ is identified under the common law as an individual who wanders the streets with no apparent means of earning a living.

Accepted Answer

A)  indigent 
B)  wanderer 
C)  bum 
D)  vagrant

Question 3

Rebecca has lived in the same neighborhood for 40 years. It's where her parents and grandparents lived too. When they first moved there, nearly 100 years ago, it was a very nice place. In fact, they were proud to be there. Throughout Rebecca's lifetime she has noticed the neighborhood slowly going downhill. It began with a few foreclosed and abandoned homes. Then graffiti showed up and drunks and drug addicts began frequenting the abandoned lots. Now she is afraid to go outside. Just last week there was a drive by shooting two blocks from her home. The slow decline of Rebecca's neighborhood is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  public decay 
B)  broken windows theory 
C)  broken doors theory 
D)  social disorganization theory

Question 4

Crimes against public order and decency have been criticized as punishing victimless crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Bill went to Millennium Park to protest the recent budget cuts to education in Cook County. It was a spur of the moment thing and as a result he was alone in his efforts. Nonetheless he yelled and marched and held various signs up to get his point across. He is arrested and charged with rioting. Is this charge appropriate in the given circumstance?

Accepted Answer

A)  No, he has committed aggravated disorderly conduct. 
B)  No, he has the right to freedom of expression. 
C)  Yes, he was disturbing the peace in a public place. 
D)  No, a riot requires more than just one person.

Question 6

Why do we have crimes against public order and morals?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

What was the gang ordinance adopted by the Chicago City Council in 1992? What are the criticisms of this type of ordinance? Do you agree with the ordinance? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Why does the United States have a crime against animal cruelty? Should cruelty to animals be recognized as an offense against public order and decency? Is animal cruelty a type of victimless crime? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

The offense of ______ involves conduct that is obscene.

Accepted Answer

A)  indecent exposure 
B)  obscenity 
C)  pornography 
D)  lewdness

Question 10

What is it called when individuals engage in statutorily prohibited acts that are NOT viewed as harmful to the actor or others?

Accepted Answer

A)  victimless crimes 
B)  crimes against persons 
C)  void for vagueness 
D)  malm in se

Question 11

It is legal only in three states to buy, sell, exhibit, produce, advertise, distribute, or possess with the intent to distribute child pornography.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Offenses such as disorderly conduct constitute a significant percentage of arrests and prosecutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the difference between lewdness and indecent exposure?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

All of the following crimes is said to disproportionately target young people, minorities, and individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  vagrancy 
B)  loitering 
C)  homelessness 
D)  white-collar

Question 15

All of the following are consequences of what some consider to be the overreach of criminal law EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Making an activity illegal means that there is little legal competition allowing for inflated prices. 
B)  Condemnation of illegal activities is undermined by the fact that the same activity is legalized in other jurisdictions. 
C)  People involved in these criminal activities are driven into a criminal subculture and may be victimized or become involved in other crimes. 
D)  Victimless offenses are just as harmful if not more as offenses where there is an identifiable victim.

Question 16

Prostitution is only committed by exchanging sexual activity for money or other consideration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In what case did the court find the criminalization of homelessness by the city police by harassing homeless individuals by preventing them from congregating in areas where pantries made free food available?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pottinger v. City of Miami 
B)  Joyce v. City and County of San Francisco 
C)  Kolender v. Lawson 
D)  Gallo v. Acuna

Question 18

Arrests for which of the following crimes are typically roughly equal to arrests for violent crimes?

Accepted Answer

A)  disorderly conduct 
B)  riot 
C)  rape 
D)  crimes against animals

Question 19

Local ordinances have the effect of making it a crime to be homeless.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

______ is when three or more individuals agreed to the illegal purpose prior to engaging in violence.

Accepted Answer

A)  Unlawful assembly 
B)  Riot 
C)  Group disorderly conduct 
D)  Disorderly conduct

Exam 15: Crimes Against Public Order and Morality

A(n) ______ is identified under the common law as an individual who wanders the streets with no apparent means of earning a living.

Crimes against public order and decency have been criticized as punishing victimless crimes.

Why do we have crimes against public order and morals?

What was the gang ordinance adopted by the Chicago City Council in 1992? What are the criticisms of this type of ordinance? Do you agree with the ordinance? Why or why not?

Why does the United States have a crime against animal cruelty? Should cruelty to animals be recognized as an offense against public order and decency? Is animal cruelty a type of victimless crime? Why or why not?

The offense of ______ involves conduct that is obscene.

What is it called when individuals engage in statutorily prohibited acts that are NOT viewed as harmful to the actor or others?

It is legal only in three states to buy, sell, exhibit, produce, advertise, distribute, or possess with the intent to distribute child pornography.

Offenses such as disorderly conduct constitute a significant percentage of arrests and prosecutions.

What is the difference between lewdness and indecent exposure?

All of the following crimes is said to disproportionately target young people, minorities, and individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds EXCEPT ______.

All of the following are consequences of what some consider to be the overreach of criminal law EXCEPT ______.

Prostitution is only committed by exchanging sexual activity for money or other consideration.

In what case did the court find the criminalization of homelessness by the city police by harassing homeless individuals by preventing them from congregating in areas where pantries made free food available?

Arrests for which of the following crimes are typically roughly equal to arrests for violent crimes?

Local ordinances have the effect of making it a crime to be homeless.

______ is when three or more individuals agreed to the illegal purpose prior to engaging in violence.