Question 1

Yule and Theresa attend the same community college and have taken several courses together over the past few semesters. Yule approaches Theresa and asks her if she would mind helping him study for a final exam in a course they are currently taking. Theresa agrees and accompanies him to his apartment after class. They spend several hours studying. During break Yule attempts to kiss Theresa and she rejects him. He pulls her into his bedroom while she is protesting that she does not want a romantic relationship with him. Yule throws her on the bed, pushes her skirts up and pushes his penis into her vagina. Theresa continues to protest and tries to push him off of her. After he ejaculates Theresa runs from the apartment.
-​In trying Yule for the offense,the court would use what standard to determine if Theresa resisted?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​totality of the circumstances 
B)  ​prevalent standard 
C)  ​preponderance of the evidence 
D)  ​reasonable resistance rule

Question 2

Julie goes to see a doctor because she is experiencing pain in her uterus. After examining her, the doctor tells her that she has advanced uterine cancer. The traditional treatment is painful and expensive, the doctor tells her, but there is a new, experimental treatment that has been shown to be very effective. He tells her he has been injected with a serum that will cure her cancer but she must have sex with him to be cured. Julie has sex with the doctor.
-​In the case of Joy and Jeff,which of the following is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Joy did not commit a crime. 
B)  ​Joy committed cyberstalking. 
C)  ​Joy committed a result crime. 
D)  ​The bad result in Joy's crime is Jeff's fear.

Question 3

​An assault is a threatened or attempted

Accepted Answer

A)  ​rape. 
B)  ​mayhem. 
C)  ​aggravated battery. 
D)  ​battery.

Question 4

​Assault and battery are the same crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Domestic violence crimes since the early 1970s have been transformed from a private concern to a​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​criminal justice problem. 
B)  ​mental health problem. 
C)  ​social services problem. 
D)  ​legislative problem.

Question 6

​Over time,how has the law of rape changed with regard to force and consent?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

​There are basically four types of crimes against persons.Which of these is not one of those types?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​taking a life 
B)  ​unwanted sexual invasions 
C)  ​embezzlement 
D)  ​personal restraint

Question 8

​Explain how rape can be accomplished without any actual force.How does the threat of force substitute for actual force? What satisfies the requirement of threat of force?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

​Aggravated rape is rape by strangers or individuals with weapons who physically injure their victims.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

​Statutory rape is a strict liability crime in most states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

​In states that recognize the defense of "reasonable mistake of age" in statutory rape prosecutions,what is the mens rea with regard to the circumstance of age?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​intent 
B)  ​purpose 
C)  ​knowing 
D)  ​negligence

Question 12

​Force beyond that required to complete sexual penetration or contact is

Accepted Answer

A)  ​not always required to satisfy the force requirement in rape. 
B)  ​always required to satisfy the force requirement in rape. 
C)  ​never required to satisfy the force requirement in rape. 
D)  ​required to satisfy the force requirement in rape 90% of the time.

Question 13

​Discuss the similarities and differences between aggravated rape and unarmed acquaintance rape.Why does the criminal justice system deal with aggravated rape better than it does with unarmed acquaintance rape? Discuss what the criminal justice system could do to better address the problem of unarmed acquaintance rape.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Julie goes to see a doctor because she is experiencing pain in her uterus. After examining her, the doctor tells her that she has advanced uterine cancer. The traditional treatment is painful and expensive, the doctor tells her, but there is a new, experimental treatment that has been shown to be very effective. He tells her he has been injected with a serum that will cure her cancer but she must have sex with him to be cured. Julie has sex with the doctor.
-​What type of crime has Joy committed?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​domestic violence 
B)  ​marital violence 
C)  ​stalking 
D)  ​battery

Question 15

​Conditional threats to a victim are sufficient to establish the crime of assault.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Criminal sex conduct statutes eliminated the corroboration requirements.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

​Since the 1970s,rape laws have been reformed by

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the creation of the marital exception. 
B)  ​limiting the offense to vaginal penetration. 
C)  ​relaxing the prompt reporting rule. 
D)  ​relaxing the non-consent element.

Question 18

​Which of the following was true of the common law definition of rape?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​It was very narrowly defined. 
B)  ​It was very broadly defined. 
C)  ​It did not require force. 
D)  ​It included marital rape.

Question 19

​What are the only two sex offenses originally recognized by criminal law?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​rape and sodomy 
B)  ​rape and frotteurism 
C)  ​rape and oral sex 
D)  ​rape and statutory rape

Question 20

​Discuss the crime of stalking and stalking laws.Be sure to include how stalking first became a crime,the actus reus of stalking and how stalking statutes vary.

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Exam 10: Crimes Against Persons II: Sex Offenses, bodily Injury, and Personal Restraint

​An assault is a threatened or attempted

​Assault and battery are the same crime.

Domestic violence crimes since the early 1970s have been transformed from a private concern to a​

​Over time,how has the law of rape changed with regard to force and consent?

​There are basically four types of crimes against persons.Which of these is not one of those types?

​Explain how rape can be accomplished without any actual force.How does the threat of force substitute for actual force? What satisfies the requirement of threat of force?

​Aggravated rape is rape by strangers or individuals with weapons who physically injure their victims.

​Statutory rape is a strict liability crime in most states.

​In states that recognize the defense of "reasonable mistake of age" in statutory rape prosecutions,what is the mens rea with regard to the circumstance of age?

​Force beyond that required to complete sexual penetration or contact is

​Conditional threats to a victim are sufficient to establish the crime of assault.

Criminal sex conduct statutes eliminated the corroboration requirements.​

​Since the 1970s,rape laws have been reformed by

​Which of the following was true of the common law definition of rape?

​What are the only two sex offenses originally recognized by criminal law?

​Discuss the crime of stalking and stalking laws.Be sure to include how stalking first became a crime,the actus reus of stalking and how stalking statutes vary.

An assault is a threatened or attempted

Assault and battery are the same crime.

Domestic violence crimes since the early 1970s have been transformed from a private concern to a

Over time,how has the law of rape changed with regard to force and consent?

There are basically four types of crimes against persons.Which of these is not one of those types?

Explain how rape can be accomplished without any actual force.How does the threat of force substitute for actual force? What satisfies the requirement of threat of force?

Aggravated rape is rape by strangers or individuals with weapons who physically injure their victims.

Statutory rape is a strict liability crime in most states.

In states that recognize the defense of "reasonable mistake of age" in statutory rape prosecutions,what is the mens rea with regard to the circumstance of age?

Force beyond that required to complete sexual penetration or contact is

Conditional threats to a victim are sufficient to establish the crime of assault.

Criminal sex conduct statutes eliminated the corroboration requirements.

Since the 1970s,rape laws have been reformed by

Which of the following was true of the common law definition of rape?

What are the only two sex offenses originally recognized by criminal law?

Discuss the crime of stalking and stalking laws.Be sure to include how stalking first became a crime,the actus reus of stalking and how stalking statutes vary.