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Course Introduction
Criminal Law is a foundational course that examines the principles and structures of laws designed to address criminal behavior within society. The course covers the elements of crimes, categories of offenses, and the statutory and common law frameworks that define and regulate criminal liability. Students will analyze key concepts such as actus reus, mens rea, defenses to criminal charges, and the role of intent, as well as explore the procedures involved in criminal prosecution. Through case studies and statutory interpretation, the course also explores issues of justice, punishment, social policy, and the rights of the accused in the criminal justice system.
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Criminal Law 1st Edition by John L. Worrall
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Chapter 1: The Basics of Criminal Law
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Q1) What do some consider to be the only goal of the criminal law?
A)Retribution
B)Punishment
C)Rehabilitation
D)None of the above
Answer: B
Q2) _________________________are courts that have jurisdiction over relatively minor offenses and infractions. A traffic court fits in this category.
Answer: Courts of limited jurisdiction
Q3) A _________ opinion agrees with the majority decision but for different reasons.
Answer: concurring
Q4) _______________ is the assumption that when would-be offenders see a criminal held accountable, they opt to abide by the law for fear of suffering the same fate.
Answer: General deterrence
Q5) The _____________________ is the official who charges the defendant and is tasked with representing the government in court.
Answer: Prosecutor
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Chapter 2: Limitations on the Criminal Law
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Q1) The advantage of the legality principle is that a criminal code provides _____________ notice to the people of what behavior is illegal.
Answer: Prior
Q2) The system of government in the United States is a system of dual federalism. Discuss how this system realistically applies to the U.S. court system. Additionally, compare dual federalism with confederation.
Answer: Should include definition of dual federalism and confederation, a discussion of the dual court system in the United States, and a comparison of the existing system with confederation.
Q3) ____________ is a clause in the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requiring that the government justify any differential treatment on the basis of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, or other characteristic with a state interest.
Answer: Equal protection clause
Q4) The drug trade from Central and South America is causing a _________ in criminal activity in New Mexico.
Answer: Dramatic increase
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Chapter 3: The Elements of Criminal Liability
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Q1) ___________________ is a misunderstanding or misinterpretation by the defendant about a relevant fact. Potentially used as a defense or to negate the mens rea requirement of the crime.
Answer: Mistake of fact
Q2) When determining whether to file charges, why is it important to distinguish between a defendant who does not know there is a law applying to his or her activity versus a defendant who knows there is a relevant law, but is not sure whether it applies in the exact circumstances in question?
A) One applies to mistake of law and the other applies to ignorance of law.
B) One applies to ignoring the law and the other applies to mistake of law.
C) One applies to criminal law and the other applies to civil law.
D) None of the above.
Answer: A
Q3) A dependent intervening cause (sometimes called a "responsive intervening cause") is one that is either not intended or not reasonably foreseen by the defendant.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Justification Defenses
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Q1) A person who has a suspended driver's license, but drives a seriously ill family member to the emergency room of the local hospital, is an example of what?
A)Defense of insanity
B)Defense of necessity
C)Defense of family
D)None of the above
Q2) A law enforcement officer confronted with a situation where a suspect may merely be armed justifies deadly force to be used.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What defense available to female victims of domestic violence who kill their partners is often raised as a declaration of self-defense?
A)Domestic violence defense
B)Family violence defense
C)Battered woman syndrome defense
D)None of the above
Q4) The doctrine that states that a non-aggressor is not required to retreat from his or her home if attacked is known as ____________________.
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Chapter 5: Excuse Defenses
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Q1) The three categories of creative excuses are physiological, psychological, and sociological excuses, which are sometimes referred to as ________________ defenses.
Q2) Which defense straddles the lines between criminal law and criminal procedure?
A)Engagement
B)Entrapment
C)Enticement
D)Trapment
Q3) Identify and evaluate the tests for insanity. Analyze the importance of each test in determining the defense of insanity. Evaluate when may one rely upon insanity as a defense against prosecution?
Q4) The first Supreme Court case recognizing the entrapment defense was Bishop v. United States in 1905.
A)True
B)False
Q5) When a defendant relies upon the use of alcohol or drugs as a defense, mental illness caused by voluntary intoxication is a legal defense.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Complicity and Vicarious Liability
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Q1) In a few situations, accomplice liability is a legal __________________.
Q2) Define vicarious liability and compare it with accomplice liability. Evaluate the two conditions that make vicarious liability different from accomplice liability. Analyze corporate vicarious liability and evaluate the influence from deferred prosecution agreements and civil law developments.
Q3) A nonproxyable offense is one that can only be perpetrated by a designated person or class of persons.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The <i>actus reus</i> of accomplice liability cannot be satisfied by way of an omission.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What conditions must exist to determine vicarious liability?
A)It takes only one person for the actionable conduct of another.
B)Liability transfers from one person to another.
C)Liability remains with the primary offender.
D)Both a and b
Q6) Under the old common law, all felons were subject to the _____________ penalty.
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Chapter 7: Inchoate Crimes
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Q1) What two forms of defense are unique to attempt?
A)Impossibility and abandonment
B)Improbability and lack of opportunity
C)Probability and proximity
D)None of the above
Q2) The abandonment defense requires that the defendant seek to defeat the conspiracy.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Conspiracy laws give prosecutors the advantage of using _____________, which is typically inadmissible in court.
Q4) _______________ is when a defendant can be charged both with the crime of conspiracy and the completed offense.
Q5) Which test looks at the likelihood of the offenders stopping once the wheels have been set in motion to commit a crime?
A)Probable Desistance Test
B)Indispensible Element Test
C)Improbable Desistance Test
D)Impractical Completion Test
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Chapter 8: Homicide
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Q1) Circumstances that would lend toward a lighter or reduced criminal penalty during sentencing are known as ______________.
Q2) States that grade murders by degree generally treat any murder that is not "willful, premeditated, and deliberate" as __________________.
Q3) In general, according to common law, first-degree murderers and second-degree murderers could be executed.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Murder is the killing of a human being by another human being without malice aforethought.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is the unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought?
A)Murder
B)Manslaughter
C)Killing
D)Aggravated Assault
Q6) Discuss felony murder and analyze the limitations of felony murder.
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Chapter 9: Assaultive Offenses
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Q1) If a male has intercourse with a female while she is asleep or unconscious the act will be considered rape.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Robbery does not occur unless, along with the actus reus of the offense, the offender intends to __________________ deprive the owner of personal property.
Q3) James is a notorious pickpocket who typically works major sporting events. Unfortunately for James, he chose a victim who was an off-duty peace officer. The officer may place James under arrest for _________________.
Q4) The following are elements of crime for what offense? (1) the victim does not consent, and (2) the sexual intercourse is secured by force or threats of force.
A)Rape
B)Forcible rape
C)Date rape
D)None of the above
Q5) Intentionally frightening another person by following, harassing, and/or terrorizing that person commits the crime of _____________.
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Chapter 10: Property Damage and Invasion
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Q1) The New Ipswich Sheriff in New Hampshire filed criminal trespass on an illegal alien based on the New Hampshire statute that defines criminal trespass as a person being guilty of criminal trespass if, knowing that he is not licensed or privileged to do so, he enters or remains in any place. This is an example of creative use of trespassing statutes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is the present day actus reus for arson in America and includes everything from total destruction to visible charring?
A)Damage by fire or explosion
B)Damage by water or fire
C)Damage by explosion only
D)None of the above
Q3) In<i>State v. Pigott,</i> the Supreme Court of North Carolina affirmed the decision, but remanded the case for a new sentencing hearing in regards to a sentencing error.
A)True
B)False
Q4) One of the primary cybercrime uses of the computer is ________________.
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Chapter 11: Theft and Analogous Offenses
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Q1) A store clerk receives a payment from a customer for services rendered. The storeowner entrusts the store clerk to properly receive and log the payment as well as turn in all receipts at the end of the store clerk's shift. What legal term describes the storeowner in this relationship?
A)Bailee
B)Bonder
C)Bondee
D)Bailor
Q2) Slim is a petty thief who thrives on shoplifting. He keeps all of the stolen goods in a small, locked shed behind his home and fences the stolen goods when he finds a good buyer. Sam is another thief who knows where Slim stores his stolen goods. Sam sees the doors to the shed wide open one day and steals all of the stolen items from Slim. What crime will be charged against Sam?
A)Criminal mischief
B)Theft
C)Robbery
D)None of the above
Q3) __________________ is the utilizing of personal information of another person to commit fraud or deception.
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Chapter 12: Public Order, Morality, and Vice Crimes
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Q1) Mohammad just moved to the United States and has completed all of the requirements to become a U.S. citizen. Mohammad has one wife from his life in Afghanistan. According to his culture, Mohammad is allowed to have at least five wives. In America having multiple wives is considered _________________ , which is illegal in America.
Q2) A sculpture of a woman, on display at a local museum, reveals an accurate depiction of female genitalia. This is a form of pornography and will result in the arrest of the person that created the sculpture as well as the owner of the museum.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The _______________, finalized in 1972, was created to achieve uniformity in state laws concerning the criminalization and scheduling of drugs.
Q4) Jack and five other people gather to protest a military funeral in Texas. All members of the group may be charged with what crime?
A)Desecration of a grave site
B)Unlawful assembly
C)Illegal gathering
D)None of the above
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Chapter 13: Terrorism and Offenses Against the State
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Q1) ______________ is defined to include four main characteristics: premeditation, political motivation, violence, and committed against noncombatants.
Q2) What is a very long piece of legislation consisting of 10 parts and over 300 single-spaced pages that addresses America's commitment to intercepting and obstructing terrorism acts in America?
A)The USA Patriot Act
B)The USA Partisan Act
C)The USA Pacifist Act
D)None of the above
Q3) Domestic terrorism may be a local citizen or local group receiving direction from international sources.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What federal legislation defines specific terrorism crimes and penalties?
A)Antiterrorism and Effective Injury Act (AEIA)
B)Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA)
C)Antiterrorism and Effective Defense Act (AEDA)
D)None of the above
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