Exam 12: Crimes Against Public Order and Morals

To be constitutional,time,place,and manner regulations must be based on the content of the speech.

Civil gang injunctions (CGIs)have been an unqualified success in controlling gang behavior.

​In an extensive survey of a representative sample of high- and low-crime neighborhoods in major cities,what topped the list of worries among all classes,races,and ethnic groups,among both men and women?

Stephan and Tito are playing basketball in the park with some friends. They are taking a break when they begin discussing politics. Stephan is a democrat and Tito is a Republican. They begin arguing loudly and pushing each other. A police officer cruising by the park hears the commotion and stops to talk to the two men. -​What type of activity is the officer engaging in when he stops to talk to the two men?

Discuss the issues surrounding panhandling legislation.Be sure to discuss the tension between order and liberty in creating laws regarding behavior such as panhandling.

The term "victimless crimes" applies only to .

Tiffany lives in the red-light district in Los Angeles. She is walking home one night when a car pulls up and asks her if she would like to participate in a sexual act for money. Tiffany says yes and states a price. A police officer pulls up and tells Tiffany she is under arrest and tells the man in the car to go home. -​What is the historical reason why Tiffany is arrested while Tito is sent home?

​The MPC limits conduct that qualifies as disorderly conduct actus reus to three actions.Which of the following is not one of those actions?

Disorderly conduct crimes are offenses against public order and morals.

​In a constitutional democracy,"quality of life" crimes underscore the tension between liberty and

​Which of the following is true of empirical evidence on the effectiveness of civil gang injunctions in controlling gang behavior?

"Quality of life" crimes underscore the tension between and order in a constitutional democracy.

​First Amendment rights are virtually unrestricted in which of the following areas?

​In City of Chicago v.Morales,the U.S.Supreme Court held that the city's anti-gang ordinance was unconstitutional because it

​Discretionary decision making in the enforcement of minor crimes poses what kind of issues?

Discuss the controversy surrounding the laws regulating the behavior of homeless and other street people.What is the argument in support of these laws and what is the argument against these laws?

Andre, Tiny, Macho, and Julio are all members of a gang called the Vatos Locos. They spend a great deal of time in the neighborhood park hanging out. The local neighbors complain to the city and the city writes an injunction making it illegal for any of the four boys to spend any time together in public. -​If the injunction on Andre,Tiny,Macho,and Julio is written too broadly it may be declared

What types of criminal and civil laws have been used to try to deal with gang problems?

Constructive disorderly conduct "tends to provoke or incite others to break the peace."

Vagrancy means to remain in one place with no apparent purpose.