Question 1

What type of syndrome is often related to military service?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​depressive syndrome 
B)  manic syndrome​ 
C)  ​premenstrual syndrome 
D)  ​post-traumatic stress disorder 
A)  ​depressive syndrome 
B)  manic syndrome​ 
C)  ​premenstrual syndrome 
D)  ​post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 2

Tony is playing basketball with some friends. A stranger walks onto the basketball court and pulls out a gun. The stranger tells Tony to take all of his friend’s money and give it to him or he will shoot him. Tony takes the wallets from his friend’s and gives the stranger their money.
-​What would prevent Tony from being charged with a crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the defense of duress. 
B)  ​the defense of consent 
C)  ​the defense of insanity 
D)  ​the defense of diminished capacity 
A)  ​the defense of duress. 
B)  ​the defense of consent 
C)  ​the defense of insanity 
D)  ​the defense of diminished capacity

Question 3

​Which test of insanity focuses on the defendant's inability to control their conduct?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Durham 
B)  ​irresistible impulse 
C)  ​right-wrong 
D)  ​McNaughtan 
A)  ​Durham 
B)  ​irresistible impulse 
C)  ​right-wrong 
D)  ​McNaughtan

Question 4

​Describe the four elements of the defense of duress.Explain how,depending on the requirements of different states,a defendant may or may not be able to use the defense of duress based on these four elements.

Accepted Answer

​The four elements in the defense of dur

Question 5

​Insanity excuses criminal liability

Accepted Answer

A)  ​when the defendant is under age 18. 
B)  ​when the defendant had an accomplice 
C)  ​when it seriously damages defendants' reason/will to control actions 
D)  ​when the defendant was competent. 
A)  ​when the defendant is under age 18. 
B)  ​when the defendant had an accomplice 
C)  ​when it seriously damages defendants' reason/will to control actions 
D)  ​when the defendant was competent.

Question 6

​Which test focuses on reason and self-control?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​volitional incapacity 
B)  ​substantial capacity 
C)  ​product-of-mental-illness 
D)  ​right-wrong 
A)  ​volitional incapacity 
B)  ​substantial capacity 
C)  ​product-of-mental-illness 
D)  ​right-wrong

Question 7

​Diminished responsibility is an excuse defense.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ​Diminished responsibility is an excuse defense....

Question 8

​Defendants who plead the insanity defense

Accepted Answer

A)  ​rarely succeed. 
B)  ​usually succeed. 
C)  ​never succeed. 
D)  ​always succeed. 
A)  ​rarely succeed. 
B)  ​usually succeed. 
C)  ​never succeed. 
D)  ​always succeed.

Question 9

​The defense of voluntary intoxication is buffeted between two conflicting principles: accountability and

Accepted Answer

A)  ​culpability. 
B)  ​competence. 
C)  ​responsibility. 
D)  ​capacity. 
A)  ​culpability. 
B)  ​competence. 
C)  ​responsibility. 
D)  ​capacity.

Question 10

​All states have established juvenile justice systems to handle juvenile delinquency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

​The objective test of entrapment focuses on

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the actions of predisposed criminals. 
B)  ​the actions of white-collar criminals. 
C)  ​the actions of police. 
D)  ​the actions of mentally impaired offenders. 
A)  ​the actions of predisposed criminals. 
B)  ​the actions of white-collar criminals. 
C)  ​the actions of police. 
D)  ​the actions of mentally impaired offenders.

Question 12

​Which test of insanity from the Model Penal Code incorporates both the appreciation and control components of other tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Durham 
B)  ​McNaughtan 
C)  ​substantial capacity 
D)  ​irresistible impulse 
A)  ​Durham 
B)  ​McNaughtan 
C)  ​substantial capacity 
D)  ​irresistible impulse

Question 13

​To overcome the sanity presumption,the defense has the burden to offer some evidence of insanity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

​Defendants who argue excuses such as post-traumatic stress disorder or premenstrual syndrome rarely succeed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

​Which test focuses on defect in reason or cognition?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​volitional incapacity 
B)  ​substantial incapacity 
C)  ​product-of-mental-illness 
D)  ​right-wrong 
A)  ​volitional incapacity 
B)  ​substantial incapacity 
C)  ​product-of-mental-illness 
D)  ​right-wrong

Question 16

​What is the most common form of waiver in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​prosecutorial 
B)  ​legislative 
C)  ​judicial 
D)  ​transfer 
A)  ​prosecutorial 
B)  ​legislative 
C)  ​judicial 
D)  ​transfer

Question 17

​As an affirmative defense,defendants have to carry some of the burden of proving they have an excuse that will relieve them of

Accepted Answer

A)  ​criminal responsibility. 
B)  ​civil responsibility. 
C)  ​a psychological diagnosis. 
D)  ​a mental illness. 
A)  ​criminal responsibility. 
B)  ​civil responsibility. 
C)  ​a psychological diagnosis. 
D)  ​a mental illness.

Question 18

​Waivers to adult court come in three varieties.Which of the following is not one of those varieties?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​judicial 
B)  ​prosecutorial 
C)  ​legislative 
D)  ​executive 
A)  ​judicial 
B)  ​prosecutorial 
C)  ​legislative 
D)  ​executive

Question 19

​A number of myths exist regarding the insanity defense.Discuss some of these myths and provide your own explanation as to why these myths exist.

Accepted Answer

​Myths regarding the insanity defense in

Question 20

​The defendant's predisposition to commit the crime is relevant in the objective test of entrapment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What type of syndrome is often related to military service?

Which test of insanity focuses on the defendant's inability to control their conduct?

Describe the four elements of the defense of duress.Explain how,depending on the requirements of different states,a defendant may or may not be able to use the defense of duress based on these four elements.

Insanity excuses criminal liability

Which test focuses on reason and self-control?

Diminished responsibility is an excuse defense.

Defendants who plead the insanity defense

The defense of voluntary intoxication is buffeted between two conflicting principles: accountability and

All states have established juvenile justice systems to handle juvenile delinquency.

The objective test of entrapment focuses on

Which test of insanity from the Model Penal Code incorporates both the appreciation and control components of other tests?

To overcome the sanity presumption,the defense has the burden to offer some evidence of insanity.

Defendants who argue excuses such as post-traumatic stress disorder or premenstrual syndrome rarely succeed.

Which test focuses on defect in reason or cognition?

What is the most common form of waiver in the United States?

As an affirmative defense,defendants have to carry some of the burden of proving they have an excuse that will relieve them of

Waivers to adult court come in three varieties.Which of the following is not one of those varieties?

A number of myths exist regarding the insanity defense.Discuss some of these myths and provide your own explanation as to why these myths exist.

The defendant's predisposition to commit the crime is relevant in the objective test of entrapment.

Criminal Law and Punishment in Ussociety: An Overview

Constitutional Limits on Criminal Law

The Criminal Act: The First Principle of Criminal Liability

The General Principles of Criminal Liability: Mens Rea, Concurrence, Ignorance, and Mistake

Defenses to Criminal Liability I: Justifications

Parties to Crime and Vicarious Liability

Inchoate Crimes

Crimes Against Persons I: Murder and Manslaughter

Crimes Against Persons II: Sex Offenses, bodily Injury, and Personal Restraint

Crimes Against Property

Crimes Against Public Order and Morals

Crimes Against the State

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Exam 6: Defenses to Criminal Liability II: Excuses

What type of syndrome is often related to military service?​

​Which test of insanity focuses on the defendant's inability to control their conduct?

​Describe the four elements of the defense of duress.Explain how,depending on the requirements of different states,a defendant may or may not be able to use the defense of duress based on these four elements.

​Insanity excuses criminal liability

​Which test focuses on reason and self-control?

​Diminished responsibility is an excuse defense.

​Defendants who plead the insanity defense

​The defense of voluntary intoxication is buffeted between two conflicting principles: accountability and

​All states have established juvenile justice systems to handle juvenile delinquency.

​The objective test of entrapment focuses on

​Which test of insanity from the Model Penal Code incorporates both the appreciation and control components of other tests?

​To overcome the sanity presumption,the defense has the burden to offer some evidence of insanity.

​Defendants who argue excuses such as post-traumatic stress disorder or premenstrual syndrome rarely succeed.

​Which test focuses on defect in reason or cognition?

​What is the most common form of waiver in the United States?

​As an affirmative defense,defendants have to carry some of the burden of proving they have an excuse that will relieve them of

​Waivers to adult court come in three varieties.Which of the following is not one of those varieties?

​A number of myths exist regarding the insanity defense.Discuss some of these myths and provide your own explanation as to why these myths exist.

​The defendant's predisposition to commit the crime is relevant in the objective test of entrapment.

Criminal Law and Punishment in Ussociety: An Overview

Constitutional Limits on Criminal Law

The Criminal Act: The First Principle of Criminal Liability

The General Principles of Criminal Liability: Mens Rea, Concurrence, Ignorance, and Mistake

Defenses to Criminal Liability I: Justifications

Parties to Crime and Vicarious Liability

Inchoate Crimes

Crimes Against Persons I: Murder and Manslaughter

Crimes Against Persons II: Sex Offenses, bodily Injury, and Personal Restraint

Crimes Against Property

Crimes Against Public Order and Morals

Crimes Against the State

Filters

What type of syndrome is often related to military service?

Which test of insanity focuses on the defendant's inability to control their conduct?

Describe the four elements of the defense of duress.Explain how,depending on the requirements of different states,a defendant may or may not be able to use the defense of duress based on these four elements.

Insanity excuses criminal liability

Which test focuses on reason and self-control?

Diminished responsibility is an excuse defense.

Defendants who plead the insanity defense

The defense of voluntary intoxication is buffeted between two conflicting principles: accountability and

All states have established juvenile justice systems to handle juvenile delinquency.

The objective test of entrapment focuses on

Which test of insanity from the Model Penal Code incorporates both the appreciation and control components of other tests?

To overcome the sanity presumption,the defense has the burden to offer some evidence of insanity.

Defendants who argue excuses such as post-traumatic stress disorder or premenstrual syndrome rarely succeed.

Which test focuses on defect in reason or cognition?

What is the most common form of waiver in the United States?

As an affirmative defense,defendants have to carry some of the burden of proving they have an excuse that will relieve them of

Waivers to adult court come in three varieties.Which of the following is not one of those varieties?

A number of myths exist regarding the insanity defense.Discuss some of these myths and provide your own explanation as to why these myths exist.

The defendant's predisposition to commit the crime is relevant in the objective test of entrapment.