Ch. 4

Question 1

Crime

Answer 1

Punishable offense to SOCIETY

Question 2

Duty

Answer 2

Duty to know the law- conform his or her conduct to o the Law requirements

Question 3

Violation of Duty

Answer 3

Specific conduct of the defendant that violates the statute

Question 4

Criminal Intent

Answer 4

Must be proven

1- intended to commit the act
2- intended to do evil

Question 5

Issues of Corporations

Answer 5

1- corporations can form criminal intent like humans

2- officers of a corporation can be held criminally accountable even if an employee commits the crime

Question 6

Vicarious(Substituted) criminal Liability

Answer 6

When an office is help accountable for a crime that an employee commits

Question 7

Related to age

Answer 7

<7- considered incapable of crime
>14- presumed capable of seeing right and wrong- accountable as adults
7-14- ability had to be proved

Question 8

Juvenile Delinquency

Answer 8

Same as a crime for an adult but for a minor

Question 9

Sufficient mental Capacity

Answer 9

Ability to make your own choices

Question 10

Felony

Answer 10

Crime punishable by confinement for more than a year in a state prison or a fine >$1000 or both

Or even death

Question 11

Misdemeanor

Answer 11

Less serious crime

County or city jail less than a year , by fine or both

Question 12

Infractions

Answer 12

Lesser misdemeanor

Only be fined
Not entitled to a jury

Ex. Parking ticket

Question 13

White collar crimes

Answer 13

Offenses in the business world

Question 14

Larceny(theft)

Answer 14

Wrongful taking of money or personal property

Question 15

Receiving stolen property

Answer 15

Receiving or buying w/o giving back to owner

Person known as a FENCE

Question 16

False Pretenses

Answer 16

Obtains money or other property by lying about a past or existing fact

Victim parts with property

FRAUD

Question 17

Forgery

Answer 17

Falsely making or materially altering a writing to defend another

Felony

Question 18

Bribery

Answer 18

Unlawful offering or giving anything of value to influence performance of an official

Question 19

Computer crime

Answer 19

Steeling computer data

Question 20

Extortion (Black Mail)

Answer 20

Obtaining money or property from a person by force, fear or power of office

Question 21

Conspiracy

Answer 21

An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime

Question 22

Arson

Answer 22

Willful and illegal burning of a building

Question 23

Rights of the accused

Answer 23

Due process- fairness in government actions

Question 24

Probable cause

Answer 24

Reasonable ground for believe

Question 25

Responsibility for the Criminal Conduct of Others

Answer 25

Someone who aids another to commit a crime is still guilty

Question 26

Defense

Answer 26

Legal position taken by the accused to defend to charges against him or her

Question 27

Procedural Defense

Answer 27

Based on problems with the way evidence is obtained or the way an accused person is arrested, questioned, tried, or punished

Question 28

Substantive Defense

Answer 28

Disprove, justify, excuse an alleged crime

Question 29

Self-Defense

Answer 29

Use of the force that appears to be reasonably necessary to the victim to stay safe

Question 30

Immunity

Answer 30

Freedom from prosecution even when one has committed the crime charged

Question 31

Contempt of court

Answer 31

Action that hinders the admin of justice Lying under oath

Question 32

Punishment

Answer 32

Any pentacle provided by law and imposed by the court

Question 33

Plea Bargaining

Answer 33

Accused person may agree to plead quilts to a less serious crime in exchange for having a more serious crime charge dropped

Question 34

Anti-Trust Laws

Answer 34

A law that forbids competing price fixing