Jason forcibly entered a building after business hours and proceeded to remove eight
computers. He then sold these computers to Bill, who in turn sold them to Peggy. Peggy
did not know the origin of the computers, but Bill did.
If Jason may be charged with a crime if he were found with
a. one of the stolen computers
b. money that Bill gave him
c. tools used for burglary
d. All of these choices
A defendant ordered to serve two years concurrently for conviction of two counts of a
crime must serve the sentences one after the other, for a total of four years.
a. True
b. False
To convict a defendant of trafficking in stolen goods, the state is ordinarily required to
prove all of the following except that
a. the property involved was stolen property
b. the defendant refused delivery of the goods
c. the defendant received, concealed, or possessed the stolen goods
d. the defendant knew the property was stolen
Sammy, the mayor of Freindlyville, was charged with stealing $58,000 from the Boys
and Girls Club. He takes the stand in his own defense and claims it was the deputy
mayor, John, who was the real mastermind behind the scheme. This is an outright lie.
John takes the witness stand and testifies that not only did Sammy steal from the Boys
and Girls Club, but he sold town secrets to the Russians! This, too, is an outright lie.
Which of the defendants would be guilty of committing perjury?
a. Sammy, because he lied in court
b. John, no one in the town really ever trusted him
c. both Sammy and John because the both had knowledge of the stealing
d. Sammy, because he lied to investigators
After the American Revolution, the source of much of the statutory crimes in this
country came from
a. newly created crimes unknown to English common law
b. Roman law principles of crime
c. converted common law crimes
d. the extensive penal codes of several European countries
The practice of keeping payments for expensive items under the amount requiring a
currency transaction report to launder illegal money is called.
a. smurfing
b. rigging
c. switching
d. wiring
Criminal liability for drug induced death requires that the state must show only that the
defendant provided the drugs to the victim, and that the victim died as a proximate
result of the defendant’s actions.
a. True
b. False
Laws that encourage people to come to the aid of another are referred to as
a. Good Friend laws
b. Good Samaritan laws
c. Friendly Neighbor laws
d. Helping Hands laws
The mental element required in possession offenses is generally that of
a. intent or knowledge
b. recklessness
c. negligence
d. no mental element is required
A person who lacks competency does not have the ability to understand what is
happening at trial, and thus lacks the ability to participate in his own defense.
a. True
b. False
Under international law, more than one country could have jurisdiction over the same
crime.
a. True
b. False
How many alcohol-related student deaths are there each year?
a. 1,445
b. 2,545
c. 3,645
d. 4,745
laws give the police the authority to immediately seize the driver’s licenses of people
who fail or refuse sobriety tests.
a. ‘snockered and lockered”
b. “you drink, you lose”
c. “drink it and lost it”
d. “booze it and lose it”
For store security to lawfully use force in dealing with a shoplifter, it must be shown
that the force was necessary and reasonable
a. in self-defense
b. to prevent the theft of store property
c. to detain the shoplifter
d. All of choices
In Jacksonv.Indiana,the U.S. Supreme Court held that defendants who are not
competent to stand trial may be held
a. up to 90 days
b. up to 120 days
c. no longer than a “reasonable period of time”
d. up to 365 days
To lawfully use deadly force in self-defense, what kind of fear of imminent death or
great bodily harm must exist?
a. reasonable
b. subjective
c. actual
d. substantial
Deadly force may never be used by a police officer in an attempt to seize an individual.
a. True
b. False
What is the stated purpose of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003?
a. to provide the means and funds to reduce the incidence of sexual assaults in prisons
in the United States
b. to provide the means to reduce the incidence of sexual assaults in prisons in the
United States
c. to provide the funds to reduce the incidence of sexual assaults in prisons in the
United States
d. None of these choices
Which of the following is the definition of a terrorist threat under state laws?
a. terrorizing a person
b. threatened violence against another
c. threatened violence against another with the purpose of terrorizing
d. the use of bombs and other devices for personal gain
Inflicting deadly injury as a punishment for criminal offenses is called
a. capital punishment
b. corporal punishment
c. forfeiture
d. a fine
Any person who “knowingly enters into a marriage for the purpose of evading any
provision of the immigration laws is guilty of
a. marriage fraud
b. nuptial fraud
c. commitment fraud
d. family fraud
A tort is
a. a public wrong against society
b. a civil wrong done to a person or her property
c. a crime
d. always a moral wrong
In U.S.v.Lopez, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the federal law controlling guns in
public schools was
a. a valid exercise of Congressional power to regulate commerce
b. beyond the power of Congress
c. a violation of due process
d. a valid exercise of Congressional power to regulate public schools
Transactions that are purposely under the reporting minimum, for the purpose of
evading a financial institution’s reporting requirement, is called
a. businesses transaction
b. structured transaction
c. financial transaction
d. floating transaction
Jeffrey Skilling was convicted of
a. counterfeiting
b. “honest services” fraudulent actions
c. security fraud
d. health fraud
What term means to surrender an accused criminal under the provisions of a treaty or
statute by one authority to another having jurisdiction?
a. extradition
b. jurisdiction
c. posse comitatus
d. martial law
Reasonable grounds to believe is the definition of
a. incrimination
b. reasonable suspicion
c. probable cause
d. intent
What proportion of states have modified and changed the definition of burglary in their
jurisdictions?
a. 100%
b. 10%
c. 50%
d. 75%
Seizure of the property that was used to commit a crime is the definition of
a. corporal
b. capital offense
c. a fine
d. forfeiture
The term “inlocoparentis”refers to
a. transporting mental patients
b. people who take the place of parents
c. when parents are present
d. adoptive parents
is possession on the person of the defendant, or within an area of his or her immediate
control and reach.
A test used to determine criminal responsibility in ancient England where the defendant
was subjected to tortuous ordeal was called .
The crime of advocating the forceful overthrow of the established government is
called .
What constitutes the crime of home invasion and why have many states enacted statutes
that make it a separate offense?
Answer:N/A
Before rape shield laws, a victim’s was deemed “fair game” by defense lawyers.
Identify three groups of persons who cannot be given the death penalty. Discuss one of
the cases regarding the exclusion of one of these groups.
Answer:N/A
_____ are people who oppose organized government.
Included in the crime of today are (1) an attempt to commit a battery in which no actual
battery or physical injury resulted, and/or (2) an intentional frightening.
The first prong of the M”Naghten rule is called the capacity prong.
An occurs when a person is seized in one country and then transported to another
country for interrogation.
In the 1972 case of Furmanv.Georgia,death penalty laws in all states were struck down
as “arbitrary and ” by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Compare and contrast public law and private law. What are the differences between
criminal law and tort law?
Answer:N/A
A class or type of criminal conduct that has solely economic gain to the criminal as its
goal is the definition of crime.
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that parents and people acting in the place of parents
may use force
believed necessary for the child’s proper control, training, or education.
Discuss the Hobbs Act and the types of criminal activities it makes illegal.
Answer:N/A
is a common defense asserted in assault and battery charges.
Discuss the offense of child snatching and parental kidnapping. What steps have been
taken in recent years to address this type of crime?
Answer:N/A