Chapter 8 - Crimes Involving Property - Unit 2 - Lesson 1

Question 1

Loitering or prowling

Answer 1

to linger or hang around in a public area without any apparent purpose for being there in a place, at a time, or in a manner not usual for law-abiding people, and under circumstances that raise alarm or immediate concern for the safety of people or property in the vicinity

Question 2

Some things to consider in determining whether Loitering or prowling

Answer 2

• flees when a law enforcement officer appears
• refuses to identify themselves
• attempts to conceal themselves or any object
• will not explain why they are there and what they are doing

Question 3

Breach of the peace/Disorderly conduct

Answer 3

must endanger the safety of another person or property and occur in a public place or on public transportation, causing a public disturbance. Fighting, urinating in public

Question 4

For the offense of breach of the peace or disorderly conduct,
document that the suspect’s action

Answer 4

• corrupts public morals,
• outrages public sense of decency,
• affects the peace and quiet of people who may witness it, or
• is a brawl or a fight.

Question 5

Disorderly intoxication

Answer 5

document that the suspect was intoxicated and endangered the safety
of another person or property, or was intoxicated or drank alcohol in a public place or public transportation, and caused a public disturbance.

Question 6

Open house party

Answer 6

a social gathering at a residence that is legal unless minors at the party consume alcohol or drugs

Question 7

For the offense of an open house party, the Florida Statutes require that the suspect…

Answer 7

• was 18 or older,
• had control over the residence at the time of the party,
• allowed a minor to possess or consume alcohol or drugs
• knew that the minor possessed or consumed alcohol or drugs