Introduction to Law Enforcement
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Law Enforcement provides students with a comprehensive overview of the structure, function, and role of law enforcement agencies within the criminal justice system. The course explores the history and evolution of policing, the organization of police departments, and the daily duties and responsibilities of law enforcement officers. Students will examine key topics such as police-community relations, ethical decision-making, law enforcement procedures, and current challenges facing modern policing. Through case studies and real-world examples, this course lays the foundation for understanding the importance of law enforcement in maintaining public safety and upholding the rule of law.
Recommended Textbook Criminal Law for the Criminal Justice Professional 3rd Edition by Norman M Garland
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Chapter 1: Nature, Origins, Purposes, Structure, and
Operation of the Criminal Justice System
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Q1) The Model Penal Code (MPC)is a comprehensive recodification of the principles of A)civil infractions.
B)criminal responsibility.
C)parole violations.
D)probation infringements.
Answer: B
Q2) Give a detailed description of the MPC.
Answer: The MPC is a comprehensive recodification of the principles of criminal responsibility based upon such previous sources of criminal law as codes,judicial opinions,and scholarly commentary.It stands as a model in the reform of principles of American criminal responsibility.
Q3) Legality holds that no one can be punished for an act that was not defined as criminal before the person did the act.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Many states rely exclusively on common law to define their crimes.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Constitutional Limitations on the Criminal Law
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Q1) The substantive rights specifically enumerated within the Bill of Rights include the right to
A)bring grievances against the government.
B)have protection against cruel and unusual punishment
C)keep and bear arms
D)All the above are correct.
Answer: D
Q2) Over time,the courts have held that ____________ encompasses the multiple procedures and processes that must be followed before a person can be legally deprived of his or her life,liberty,or property.
A)substantive criminal law
B)procedural criminal law
C)due process
D)statutory law
Answer: C
Q3) Ignorance of the law is often a defense for violating a validly existing criminal law.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Classification of Crimes and Basic Elements of Criminal Responsibility
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Q1) If a person who has committed a crime voluntarily later regrets the act,he or she will not be held equally responsible.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Tort liability is different from criminal liability in that
A)a crime is committed against the community at large,but a tort is a wrong against specific individuals only.
B)the consequences of tort liability are less than the consequences of criminal liability. C)the consequences of tort liability are often more severe than the consequences of criminal liability.
D)a tort is committed against the community at large,but a crime is a wrong against specific victims only.
Answer: A
Q3) Bigamy is a specific intent crime.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Parties to a Crime
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Q1) A person could be an accomplice to a crime through many actions that help or promote the crime's commission,including
A)being a lookout during the criminal act.
B)drawing an inaccurate map.
C)committing a criminal act without realizing it.
D)knowing that a weapon will be used during the offense.
Q2) A person who is used as an innocent agent and can prove __________ will not be held liable for a criminal offense.
A)remorse
B)duress
C)delinquency
D)elderly age
Q3) An excuse that does NOT allow the principal to escape liability is that the
A)principal is not responsible for the conduct because he or she did not possess the requisite mens rea.
B)principal is not responsible because he did not commit the actus reus.
C)law provides a defense of some other excusing condition.
D)law protects anyone who is part of a certain class from being prosecuted.
Q4) What is the difference between an entrapper and an agent provocateur?
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Chapter 5: Incomplete Crimes
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Q1) The general intent requirement for attempted crimes makes sense,because the concept of attempt encompasses the idea that a person is trying to commit a specific act.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A defendant may not succeed in completing a crime and will not be liable for the attempted crime if
A)the defendant could get concerned that the police were about to intercept his ongoing actions and stop committing a crime out of fear of being caught.
B)the police could stop the ultimate harm prior to it happening by catching the defendant in a later stage of planning the crime.
C)the defendant's plan to commit a crime fails in the process of committing it.
D)the defendant chooses to not carry out the initial actions needed to begin to implement the criminal act.
Q3) The mens rea of conspiracy is the act of reaching an agreement.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Name three of the four types of impossibility that are discussed in your text.
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Chapter 6: Defenses to Crimes
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Q1) The MPC requires that the device must __________ to be considered a non-deadly mechanical device.
A)be designed to cause or create a substantial risk of death or serious injury
B)carry automatic ammunition and have a shroud
C)be unreasonable under the circumstances
D)be customarily used for the purpose of protection
Q2) The MPC states that __________ for the defense of another to be asserted.
A)the actor in physical proximity
B)the actor must believe that his or her action is necessary for the protection of the third person
C)the third person must have a legitimate reason for disliking the perpetrator
D)the third person must be licensed to use protective force.
Q3) A(n)__________ is "one that,if proved,results in the acquittal of a defendant,although the prosecutor has proved" the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
A)affirmative defense
B)true defense
C)excuse
D)justification
Q4) Name and define the two most important categories of true defenses.
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Chapter 7: Punishment and Sentencing
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Q1) Punishment is relative.
A)True
B)False
Q2) __________ is a hallmark of the utilitarian view.
A)regret
B)penitence
C)vengeance
D)All the above are correct.
Q3) In Weems v.United States,the Supreme Court found that the concept of cruel and unusual punishment implicitly related to the principle of A)capital punishment.
B)equal justice.
C)proportionality.
D)None of the above is correct.
Q4) In the past,more than 100 different kinds of offenses were punishable by death under English law.
A)True
B)False
Q5) State when the death penalty cannot be imposed.
Q6) Explain sentencing guidelines.
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Chapter 8: Criminal Homicide
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Q1) A killing committed where _________ is considered murder in the first degree regardless of circumstances in many states.
A)the person killed was a family member of the accused
B)the killing occurred during a bank robbery
C)the person killed was a police officer or prison guard
D)All the above are correct.
Q2) __________ is NOT a symptom of brain death.
A)A flat electroencephalograph reading after a 24-hour period of observation
B)The absence of spontaneous movements or breathing
C)The absence of reflex activity
D)The absence of recognition of surrounding environment
Q3) The determination of a defendant's mental state at the time of the killing act can be difficult because
A)the determination must be made before the act takes place.
B)state of mind can only be established a personal understanding of the defendant's mind.
C)state of mind can only be established by circumstantial evidence.
D)the determination must be made at the time of the crime by either a witness or by the defendant's statement or confession.
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Chapter 9: Crimes Against Persons: Other Offenses
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Q1) __________ is NOT one of the elements of the crime of assault.
A)Behavior that frightens the victim
B)The intent to commit a battery upon the victim
C)The actor's conduct of touching or applying force
D)an attempt to threaten or menace the victim
Q2) In order for a defendant to be guilty of battery,not only must he or she intend to cause harmful or offensive touching,but he or she must also
A)intentionally scare the victim.
B)threaten the victim.
C)actually cause such a result to the victim.
D)annoy the victim.
Q3) Under the common law,whether the victim __________ is NOT "proof" that the woman was raped.
A)was not married
B)was of chaste character
C)could provide corroboration
D)made afresh complaint
Q4) Child abuse often takes place in the home.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Crimes Against Habitation
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Q1) __________ fits the typical definitions of breaking,for purposes of committing the crime of vehicular burglary?
A)Using great force to turn a vehicle's unlocked door handle
B)Using a key to open the trunk
C)Leaning on a car and setting the alarm off
D)None of the above is correct.
Q2) All states require a lack of a lawful excuse for the possession of burglar tools to be illegal.
A)True
B)False
Q3) If one achieves entry through an open outer door with consent,but subsequently forces open an inner door of a building is:
A)illegal entry,but not burglary.
B)illegal entry,and any further crimes are shoplifting.
C)still burglary.
D)breaking.
Q4) Your text gives some examples of homes that are legally considered to be uninhabited.Name three of these.
Q5) Name the three elements of burglary.
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Chapter 11: Crimes Against Property
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Q1) Although it is easy to see the moral reprehensibility of blackmail,the crime presents a legal paradox because blackmail
A)can be legal in certain circumstances,such as when the threatener is trying to get repayment on a debt.
B)involves the payment of money that the payer has a legal obligation to disperse.
C)involves the threat to do something that the threatener has a legal right to do.
D)is only illegal when committed by public officials,and thus may be discriminatory.
Q2) Receiving means acquiring goods or property that have been stolen,and a(n)____ is a professional receiver of stolen property.
A)perpetrator
B)principal
C)instrumentality
D)fence
Q3) Based on the Florida example that is provided in your textbook,what are the four essential elements of robbery?
Q4) Name the four elements of larceny.
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Chapter 12: White-Collar Crimes
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Q1) A situation where the ___________ is NOT one of the three elements that must be considered in establishing mens rea for willfulness in a tax deficiency.
A)defendant willfully committed the act before it was made criminal
B)defendant voluntarily and intentionally violated his or her duty
C)law imposed a duty on the defendant
D)defendant knew of his or her duty
Q2) Recently,legislatures have passed statutes that allow corporations to be penalized for white-collar criminality.
A)True
B)False
Q3) For a misdemeanor FDCA conviction,it must be shown that when the defendant is a corporate officer.
A)there is a "food," drug," "cosmetic," or "device"
B)the defendant as a "responsible relation" to the violation
C)the object was "adulterated" or "misbranded"
D)the object was introduced into interstate commerce.
Q4) Name four of the prohibited acts under the Federal Food,Drug,and Cosmetic Act (FDCA).
Q5) What are the four primary elements of securities fraud?
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Chapter 13: Crimes Against Public Order, safety, and Morality
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Q1) To convict a person of lewdness,it must be shown that person exposes himself or herself in
A)in a private indoor room.
B)in the presence of another.
C)the closed stall of a public restroom.
D)a clothing-optional resort.
Q2) It is important to note that the offense of prostitution does not consist of the sexual act itself; rather,it is the agreement to participate in sexual activity for compensation. A)True
B)False
Q3) Some states still punish sodomy even when it is a consensual act between adults in a private setting.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain the three main ways in which the Child Protection Act of 1984 extended criminal sanctions for child pornography.
Q5) What is the legal definition of a firearm,and what kinds of guns does this definition exclude?
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Chapter 14: Drug-And Alcohol-Related Crimes
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Q1) Name four of the provisions of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act.
Q2) Cocaine's former medical uses does NOT include
A)the treatment of narcolepsy.
B)hay fever.
C)the treatment of alcoholism.
D)the treatment of depression.
Q3) Possessing drug paraphernalia is a crime only in tandem with the possession of an illegal substance itself.
A)True
B)False
Q4) While use of the majority of illicit drugs has decreased since the highs of the 1970s,the use of inhalants and of Ecstasy has increased among youth.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Alcohol is most often associated with the offense of A)driving under the influence.
B)unlawful assembly.
C)vagrancy.
D)vehicular homicide.
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Chapter 15: Crimes Against the Administration of Justice
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Q1) Define three of the four forms of contempt discussed in your textbook.
Q2) Resisting arrest is not considered a crime in most states.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The MPC and statutes in a number of states specify that an individual has the right to use force in resisting arrest under narrowly defined circumstances.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Under common law,if a false statement did not take place in a judicial proceeding,it was a false swearing and only a misdemeanor.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Direct contempt does not present the same issues as does direct contempt because it does not attempt to openly disrupt or interfere with court proceedings as they occur.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Define the crime of escape.
Q7) Summarize the two elements of the federal perjury statute.
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Chapter 16: Organized Crime,gangs,and Terrorism
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Q1) Many people involved in the loan sharking business have no connection to organized crime.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Upon joining a Chinese street gang,the initiate will become a cholo or chola.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Bosses of organized crime families are NOT selected for their A)ethnic group.
B)prior history with the group.
C)family ties.
D)investment portfolio.
Q4) Explain how money laundering works,and what happens to money once it is laundered.
Q5) Critics of RICO claim that
A)under RICO,convicted persons are punished multiple times for the same offense
B)RICO has "federalized" all criminal activities.
C)RICO could apply to almost anyone.
D)All the above are correct.
Q6) Define organized crime.
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