Question 1

Some states still recognize common law crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Carelessness or negligence is a form of subjective fault.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Two boys held up a liquor store at gunpoint and ran off with a bag of money. The police saw them run into Jill's apartment building where there are only four apartments off a common hall and no apparent way out of the building but the front door. The police knock on Jill's door. She says she's the only one there. The police can:

Accepted Answer

A)  search the apartment without a warrant because Jill voluntarily answered the door. 
B)  search the apartment without a warrant because they are in hot pursuit of the fugitive. 
C)  not search the apartment, because they have no reason to believe that the boys are in Jill's apartment rather than in the others. 
D)  not search the apartment, because voluntary consent to enter is necessary. 
A)  search the apartment without a warrant because Jill voluntarily answered the door. 
B)  search the apartment without a warrant because they are in hot pursuit of the fugitive. 
C)  not search the apartment, because they have no reason to believe that the boys are in Jill's apartment rather than in the others. 
D)  not search the apartment, because voluntary consent to enter is necessary.

Question 4

If Sheree, a county commissioner, threatened Brent that unless she received a 15 percent interest in his proposed development she would use her influence to prevent approval of the development, she has committed criminal extortion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT found in the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protection from excessive bail 
B)  A prohibition against double jeopardy 
C)  A prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment 
D)  All of these are found in the Eighth Amendment. 
A)  Protection from excessive bail 
B)  A prohibition against double jeopardy 
C)  A prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment 
D)  All of these are found in the Eighth Amendment.

Question 6

Identify and briefly describe the defenses that can be raised by a criminal defendant who is found to have committed a criminal act.

Accepted Answer

Defenses include: (a) defense of person

Question 7

Corporations may be held liable for crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The jury.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fourth Amendment 
B)  Fifth Amendment 
C)  Sixth Amendment 
D)  Eighth Amendment 
A)  Fourth Amendment 
B)  Fifth Amendment 
C)  Sixth Amendment 
D)  Eighth Amendment

Question 9

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act created a powerful Accounting Oversight Board with authority to review and discipline auditors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is correct with respect to RICO?

Accepted Answer

A)  It subjects to penalties enterprises that engage in a pattern of racketeering, defined as the commission of two or more specified state or federal criminal offenses within a period of ten years. 
B)  It was enacted with the stated purpose of terminating the infiltration of organized crime into legitimate businesses. 
C)  It provides for both civil and criminal penalties for violators. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  It subjects to penalties enterprises that engage in a pattern of racketeering, defined as the commission of two or more specified state or federal criminal offenses within a period of ten years. 
B)  It was enacted with the stated purpose of terminating the infiltration of organized crime into legitimate businesses. 
C)  It provides for both civil and criminal penalties for violators. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 11

If Steve, wanting to protect his warehouse, closes two pit bulldogs inside and they attack and kill an intruder, Steve would be found to have:

Accepted Answer

A)  subjective fault. 
B)  objective fault. 
C)  liability without fault. 
D)  no fault, as he was merely protecting his property. 
A)  subjective fault. 
B)  objective fault. 
C)  liability without fault. 
D)  no fault, as he was merely protecting his property.

Question 12

The Federal Organizational Corporate Sentencing Guidelines require corporations to formulate and implement compliance programs reasonably designed to prevent crimes by the corporations and their employees; adopting and implementing an adequate compliance program can lead to lesser penalties when crimes do occur.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

47. Congress has concluded that is the most prevalent method used for distributing pornography and
Perpetrating fraudulent schemes, and it enacted the

Accepted Answer

A)  spam; CAN-SPAM Act 
B)  mala prohibita crime; Model Penal Code 
C)  mala in se crime; RICO Act d. white-collar crime; Sarbanes-Oxley Act
To deal with the problem. 
A)  spam; CAN-SPAM Act 
B)  mala prohibita crime; Model Penal Code 
C)  mala in se crime; RICO Act d. white-collar crime; Sarbanes-Oxley Act
To deal with the problem.

Question 14

What happens if the police illegally seize evidence in violation of the Fourth Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  The evidence will be excluded from use at trial. 
B)  The defendant's arrest is nullified. 
C)  The defendant is entitled to another trial. 
D)  The defendant will be paid for the expenses of his defense. 
A)  The evidence will be excluded from use at trial. 
B)  The defendant's arrest is nullified. 
C)  The defendant is entitled to another trial. 
D)  The defendant will be paid for the expenses of his defense.

Question 15

A defendant who is indicted will next be:

Accepted Answer

A)  brought before a grand jury. 
B)  tried. 
C)  arraigned. 
D)  fined. 
A)  brought before a grand jury. 
B)  tried. 
C)  arraigned. 
D)  fined.

Question 16

Losses due to computer crimes are estimated to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  minimal, as the federal government has passed comprehensive legislation prohibiting computer crime. 
B)  in the millions of dollars. 
C)  in the tens of billions of dollars. 
D)  decreasing, as legislation and enforcement have been increasing. 
A)  minimal, as the federal government has passed comprehensive legislation prohibiting computer crime. 
B)  in the millions of dollars. 
C)  in the tens of billions of dollars. 
D)  decreasing, as legislation and enforcement have been increasing.

Question 17

What six elements must be present for the crime of larceny to exist?

Accepted Answer

The following are elements of the crime

Question 18

Under RICO, a dealing.

Accepted Answer

A)  predicate act 
B)  liable act 
C)  white-collar crime d. mala in se act
Is any of several criminal offenses such as murder, kidnapping, arson, extortion, and drug 
A)  predicate act 
B)  liable act 
C)  white-collar crime d. mala in se act
Is any of several criminal offenses such as murder, kidnapping, arson, extortion, and drug

Question 19

In a criminal case, the defendant must be tried by jury if he so desires.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Under most modern statutes, what three elements must be met for a charge of burglary?

Accepted Answer

The elements that must be pres

Exam 6: Criminal Law

Some states still recognize common law crimes.

Carelessness or negligence is a form of subjective fault.

If Sheree, a county commissioner, threatened Brent that unless she received a 15 percent interest in his proposed development she would use her influence to prevent approval of the development, she has committed criminal extortion.

Which of the following is NOT found in the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

Identify and briefly describe the defenses that can be raised by a criminal defendant who is found to have committed a criminal act.

Corporations may be held liable for crimes.

The jury.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act created a powerful Accounting Oversight Board with authority to review and discipline auditors.

Which of the following is correct with respect to RICO?

If Steve, wanting to protect his warehouse, closes two pit bulldogs inside and they attack and kill an intruder, Steve would be found to have:

47. Congress has concluded that is the most prevalent method used for distributing pornography and Perpetrating fraudulent schemes, and it enacted the

What happens if the police illegally seize evidence in violation of the Fourth Amendment?

A defendant who is indicted will next be:

Losses due to computer crimes are estimated to be:

What six elements must be present for the crime of larceny to exist?

Under RICO, a dealing.

In a criminal case, the defendant must be tried by jury if he so desires.

Under most modern statutes, what three elements must be met for a charge of burglary?

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Business Ethics and the Social Responsibility of Business

Civil Dispute Resolution

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Introduction to Contracts

Mutual Assent

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