Question 1

The criminal intent necessary to commit a crime is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) actus reus. 
B) mens rea. 
C) the M'Naghten test. 
D) malice aforethought. 
A) actus reus. 
B) mens rea. 
C) the M'Naghten test. 
D) malice aforethought. B

Question 2

What defenses can be raised by a criminal defendant who is found to have committed a criminal act?

Accepted Answer

Defenses include (a) self-defense, defense of another, or defense of property; (b) duress; (c) mistake of fact; and (d) entrapment.(a) Individuals may use reasonable force to protect themselves, other individuals, and their property.(b) Duress involves a threat of immediate, serious bodily harm.(c) If a person reasonably believes facts surrounding an act to be such that his conduct would not constitute a crime, the law will treat the facts as he reasonably believes them to be.(d) Entrapment arises when a law enforcement official induces a person to commit a crime when that person would not have done so without the official's persuasion.

Question 3

Another name for an indictment is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) true bill. 
B) arraignment. 
C) verdict. 
D) preliminary hearing. 
A) true bill. 
B) arraignment. 
C) verdict. 
D) preliminary hearing. A

Question 4

The same conduct cannot be both a crime and a tort, which is a civil wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A criminal trial is similar to a civil trial, but there are some significant differences.These differences are:

Accepted Answer

A) the defendant is always the government in a criminal trial. 
B) burden of proof on the prosecution is to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in a criminal trial. 
C) the defendant is required to testify. 
D) All of the above. 
A) the defendant is always the government in a criminal trial. 
B) burden of proof on the prosecution is to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in a criminal trial. 
C) the defendant is required to testify. 
D) All of the above.

Question 6

Losses due to computer crimes are estimated to be:

Accepted Answer

A) in the millions of dollars. 
B) in the tens of billions of dollars. 
C) in the trillions of dollars. 
D) decreasing because of stricter security measures now in place. 
A) in the millions of dollars. 
B) in the tens of billions of dollars. 
C) in the trillions of dollars. 
D) decreasing because of stricter security measures now in place.

Question 7

Describe the crime of false pretenses and name and define four crimes similar to false pretenses that were discussed in the textbook.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

An employer directs his vice-president of marketing to fix prices with their company's competitors.If the employee does so:

Accepted Answer

A) only the employee is liable. 
B) both the employee and the employer are liable. 
C) only the employer is liable. 
D) neither the employee nor the employer is liable. 
A) only the employee is liable. 
B) both the employee and the employer are liable. 
C) only the employer is liable. 
D) neither the employee nor the employer is liable.

Question 9

Identify the constitutional protections given to a criminal defendant by each of the following Amendments to the U.S.Constitution.How does each apply to the procedure involved in arresting and trying a criminal defendant?
a.Fourth Amendment
b.Fifth Amendment
c.Sixth Amendment
d.Eighth Amendment

Accepted Answer

a.The Fourth Amendment protects all indi

Question 10

The Federal Organizational Corporate Sentencing Guidelines may require restitution to victims of certain corporate crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Murder is a mala prohibita type of crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Bill has had a problem with vandalism at his business, so he rigs up a spring gun at the entryway to his store, so that any after-hours intruder will be shot upon entry.Bill may legally use this deadly force to protect his business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

You are assigned to participate on a corporate committee responsible for creating a program to comply with the Federal Organizational Corporate Sentencing Guidelines.What should the program include, and what will be the effect of your company's implementing an adequate compliance program?

Accepted Answer

The guidelines require corporations to f

Question 14

Which of the following constitutes computer crime?

Accepted Answer

A) Theft or vandalism of computer hardware, software, or secrets. 
B) Distributing child pornography via computer. 
C) Implanting a malicious code. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Theft or vandalism of computer hardware, software, or secrets. 
B) Distributing child pornography via computer. 
C) Implanting a malicious code. 
D) All of the above.

Question 15

The Fifth Amendment would protect a defendant from having to give blood samples to the prosecution since it would be a form of self-incrimination as interpreted by the courts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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 thieves. 
C) not search the apartment, because they have no reason to believe that the boys are in Jill's apartment rather than 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 thieves. 
C) not search the apartment, because they have no reason to believe that the boys are in Jill's apartment rather than the others. 
D) not search the apartment because voluntary consent to enter is necessary.

Question 17

Individuals may use reasonable force to protect individuals, themselves, and their property.Under the majority rule, reasonable force would mean:

Accepted Answer

A) deadly force is reasonable to protect property. 
B) deadly force is never reasonable to protect property. 
C) deadly force if an attack threatens the victim with serious bodily harm. 
D) Both (a) and (c). 
E) Both (b) and (c). 
A) deadly force is reasonable to protect property. 
B) deadly force is never reasonable to protect property. 
C) deadly force if an attack threatens the victim with serious bodily harm. 
D) Both (a) and (c). 
E) Both (b) and (c).

Question 18

Civil law is a part of public law, whereas criminal law is a part of private law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is a goal of criminal process or procedure?

Accepted Answer

A) Effective enforcement of the criminal law. 
B) Requiring the defendant to bear the burden of proof. 
C) Advancing the inquisitorial system of adjudication. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Effective enforcement of the criminal law. 
B) Requiring the defendant to bear the burden of proof. 
C) Advancing the inquisitorial system of adjudication. 
D) All of the above.

Question 20

Although mens rea is a required element for most crimes, many regulatory statutes dispense with it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Criminal Law

The criminal intent necessary to commit a crime is known as:

What defenses can be raised by a criminal defendant who is found to have committed a criminal act?

Another name for an indictment is a(n):

The same conduct cannot be both a crime and a tort, which is a civil wrong.

A criminal trial is similar to a civil trial, but there are some significant differences.These differences are:

Losses due to computer crimes are estimated to be:

Describe the crime of false pretenses and name and define four crimes similar to false pretenses that were discussed in the textbook.

An employer directs his vice-president of marketing to fix prices with their company's competitors.If the employee does so:

Identify the constitutional protections given to a criminal defendant by each of the following Amendments to the U.S.Constitution.How does each apply to the procedure involved in arresting and trying a criminal defendant? a.Fourth Amendment b.Fifth Amendment c.Sixth Amendment d.Eighth Amendment

The Federal Organizational Corporate Sentencing Guidelines may require restitution to victims of certain corporate crimes.

Murder is a mala prohibita type of crime.

Bill has had a problem with vandalism at his business, so he rigs up a spring gun at the entryway to his store, so that any after-hours intruder will be shot upon entry.Bill may legally use this deadly force to protect his business.

You are assigned to participate on a corporate committee responsible for creating a program to comply with the Federal Organizational Corporate Sentencing Guidelines.What should the program include, and what will be the effect of your company's implementing an adequate compliance program?

Which of the following constitutes computer crime?

The Fifth Amendment would protect a defendant from having to give blood samples to the prosecution since it would be a form of self-incrimination as interpreted by the courts.

Individuals may use reasonable force to protect individuals, themselves, and their property.Under the majority rule, reasonable force would mean:

Civil law is a part of public law, whereas criminal law is a part of private law.

Which of the following is a goal of criminal process or procedure?

Although mens rea is a required element for most crimes, many regulatory statutes dispense with it.

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