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Unit 4 - Crime and Law Enforcement
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1The Latin term "[blank_start]mens rea[blank_end]" is translated as "guilty mind". It has to do with the person's state of mind during the commission of the "[blank_start]actus reus[blank_end]" (or "guilty act").
Essentially this means that the act was committed [blank_start]intentionally[blank_end], but not necessarily [blank_start]premeditated[blank_end].- Amens rea
- Bactus reus
- Cintentionally
- Dpremeditated
2What are the defenses that address *criminal intent*?
- AInfancy
- BIntoxication
- CInsanity
- DConsent
- EDuress
- FSelf-defense
- GNecessity
3What defenses may *justify* the criminal act?
- AInfancy
- BIntoxication
- CInsanity
- DConsent
- EDuress
- FSelf-Defense
- GNecessity
4Serious crimes, including homicide, robbery, rape, kidnapping and arson
- AFelonies
- BMisdemeanors
5Less serious crimes generally punishable by smaller fines or imprisonment for one year or less
- AFelonies
- BMisdemeanors
6Felonies can be divided into:
- [blank_start]Capital offenses[blank_end] (possibly [blank_start]punishable by death[blank_end])
- First-degree felonies (up to [blank_start]life imprisonment[blank_end])
- Second-degree felonies (up to [blank_start]ten years imprisonment[blank_end])
- Third-degree felonies (up to [blank_start]five years imprisonment[blank_end])- ACapital offenses
- Bpunishable by death
- Clife imprisonment
- Dten years imprisonment
- Efive years imprisonment
7All of the following are required to be tried for committing a criminal conspiracy EXCEPT?
- Aan agreement to achieve an unlawful goal
- Bintent to enter into the agreement and to commit elements of the underlying offense
- Cknowledge of the illegal conspiracy
- Dthe commission of an overt act by any one defendant in furtherance of the conspiracy
- Ecommission of an underlying crime
8Under "[blank_start]Pinkerton liability[blank_end]" any party to a conspiracy may be held criminally responsible for the substantive offenses of its co-conspirators
- APinkerton liability
9[blank_start]Statute of Limitations[blank_end]
- Prevents prosecution after statutory period expires
- Some serious crimes ([blank_start]homicide[blank_end]) have no limit
[blank_start]Immunity[blank_end]
- Bars prosecution in exchange for cooperation and information leading to successful prosecution against co-defendants
[blank_start]Entrapment[blank_end]
- No criminal [blank_start]culpability[blank_end] for crimes induced by governmental persuasion or trickery
- Not applicable if defendant was [blank_start]predisposed[blank_end] to commit the crime -- test is whether "ordinary, law-abiding citizen" would have been persuaded to commit the crime- AStatute of Limitations
- BImmunity
- CEntrapment
- Dhomicide
- Esuicide
- Ffraud
- Gproperty damage
- Hculpability
- Ipredisposed
10[blank_start]FBI Preliminary Semiannual Crime Report[blank_end], January-June, 2016
- Overall 5.3% increase in the number of [blank_start]violent crimes[blank_end] brought to their attention for the first six months of 2016 when compared with figures reported for the same time in 2015
- The number of [blank_start]murders[blank_end] increased 5.2%, [blank_start]aggravated assaults[blank_end] increased 6.5% and [blank_start]robbery offenses[blank_end] increased 3.2%
- The number of [blank_start]property crimes[blank_end] from January to June of 2016 decreased by 0.6% compared to 2015
- Burglary offenses decreased 3.4%; there was a 0.8% decrease in the number of larceny-theft offenses but a 6.6% increase in motor vehicle thefts- AFBI Preliminary Semiannual Crime Report
- BGlobal Counter-Terrorism Strategy
- CNATO Defense Against Terrorism Program
- Dviolent crimes
- Enonviolent crimes
- Faggravated assaults
- Grobbery offenses
- Hmurders
- Iproperty crimes
11The United States homicide rate was higher than most other "developed" countries in 2015.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
12Access to firearms is explains why the U.S. homicide rate is so high
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
13- In [blank_start]14%[blank_end] of all murders, the victim and the offender were strangers
- [blank_start]Spouses and family members[blank_end] made up about 15% of all victims
- About one-third of the victims were acquaintances of the assailant
- The victim and offender relationship was undetermined in over one-third of homicides- A14%
- B1%
- C25%
- D62%
- ESpouses and family members
- FFriends
- GBoyfriends and girlfriends
- HRoommates
- ICo-workers
14[blank_start]The Castle Doctrine[blank_end] is a self-defense provision that allows for the use of force, including deadly force, within one's home.
- AThe Castle Doctrine
- BThe Pinkerton liability
- CEuthanasia
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- SRA 211 - Threat of Terrorism and Crime (Unit 4 - Crime and Law Enforcement) Quiz am Unit 4 - Crime and Law Enforcement, erstellt von James Warp am 09/04/2017.
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