CJST1102 Flashcards
(146 cards)
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An act prohibited or ommision required by law is our definition of
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A crime
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rules of conduct that are part of human nature and are found within the natural order with behaviors resulting from human reason, inpiration and intuition are known as
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Natural law
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law that originates from customs and use as opposed to law that is legislated
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common law
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acts that regarded by convention and tradition as wrong in themselves are known as
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mala in se
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the latin term meaning guilty act is
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actus rea
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a crime punishable by a year or more of incarceration or death is
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felony
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the latin term that means to stand by things decided or let decisions stand is
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stare decisis
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which of the following is not one of the sources of criminal law discussed in class
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mayoral decress
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the latin term that means the specific mental state of the defendent at the time o the crime
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mens rea
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motive can be used as an element of a crime and must proved in court in order to find someone guilty
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false
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which of the following is not onw of the four mental states discussed on chapter 2
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caused intent
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a person who may or may not be aware of what poses is found to be in
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constructive possesion
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a gross deviation from the standard of care required of an individual is refferd to as
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criminal negligence
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employers being held responsible for the actions of thier employers is reffred to as
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vicarious liability
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motive means the same thing as intent
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false
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according to the Kenneth Park in chapter 2 unlike the U.S. Canadien prosecutors can appeal a murder verdict of “not guitly”
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true
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in order for an action to be cosiderd criminal, the act itself and the required mental state must occur at the same time, this is reffer to as
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concurrence
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the subject matter of geographical area that the authority of a goverment entity covers in particular a court of law is refferd to as
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jurisdiction
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due process clauses are found in
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5th and 14th amendments
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the term associated with jurisdiction that refers to the geographic location of where a trail should be held as
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venue
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the doubble jeapordy clause in bill of rights located in the
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5th amendment
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laws that retroactively make criminal actions that were innocent at the same time they were commited are known as
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ex post facto laws
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two exceptions to the double jeapordy clause are jurisdiction and trail defect
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true
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based in the due process the two concepts of due process is
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substantive and procedural
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a specific type of law in the past that decided a particuliar person guilty of a crime
bill of attendier
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the right against cruel and unusal punishments is found in the
8th amendment
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according to the 3min video on bill of rights which amendment is most reviewd
1st amendment
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crimes that are incomplete or unfinished are sometimes refferd to as
Anticipatory crimes
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the three main inchate crimes discussed in class were criminal attempt, criminal solicitation and criminal conspiract
true
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One reason to classify inchoate acts as crimes is becuase acts done in preparation for a crime point to the defendants inclination to commit a crime
true
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the term for an act or conduct in futherance of intent to commit the crime that goes beyond mere preparation is
substantial step
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according to the video on criminal attempt which of the following is Not one of the common law tests that was relied on from the time of old law
common law
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the term of for when a person cannot be punished for making the attempt to do something that is not specified as a crime, even if this person misunderstand the law and believes it is a crime is refferd to as
Legal impossibility
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The MPC ( model penal code) definition of criminal soliciation is with the purpose of promoting or facilitating a crime, commands, encourages, or requests another to engage in specific conduct which would constitute the crime for an attempt to commit a crime
true
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mere knowledge is enough for conspirational liability
false
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according to the video on solicitation, which of the following crimes are most common regard to solicitation
prostitution
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to apply a conspiracy change the specific intent for both intent to the conduct and intent to result of the conduct required
true
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the video about the umbrella man refferd to what event
JFK assasination
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a person who after an offense has been commited aids conceals or warns a principal with the intent that the principal aviods arrest prosecution conviction or punishment of the crime is refferd to as an
true
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a person who assits or promotes another to commit a crime is refferd to as an accomplice
true
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according to the video in Chapter 5 about the 6th amendment which case extended the right to an attorney to those accused of commiting state crimes
Gideon vs Wainwright
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The two main types of defenses discussed in class were factual and actual
False
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Acording to the alibi video, the Latin translation of the word "alibi" means
somewhere else
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when the accused admits to commiting the act but makes a claim that it was necessary order to avoid some greater evil describes which type of defense
Justification
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A response to criminal charge where the accused puts forth thier own evidence claiming why they should not be held criminally liable for their actions is refferd to as an afirmative defense
true
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which of the following is not an example of jurisfication defense
insanity
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in the queen vs dudley/ stehphens video what case oin the united states did the British courts look for comparison
U.S. vs Holmes
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a form of danger that is imminent when the action or behavioro of an agressor makes the threat of harm or dangerious obvious is refferd to as
Apparent
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a legal defense to a charge of criminal conduct. for exa,ple an assault that is legislated and that prevents sworn law enforcement
execution of public duty defense
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according to the video about Jow Horn calling 911 about his neighbor house being burglraized how many burglulers were there
two
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a circumstance where a person is forced to act against thier own will also refferd to as a compulsion is also a thier party waiver
false
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`a defense that asserts that someone claiming an inhury either had agredd to sustaining injury in question or understood and accepted the possibility of sustaingin injury prior was taken under duress
false
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when a person fails to use normal or ordinary care to attain knowledge of the bay be held criminally responsible that is refferd to as
culpable ignorence
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according to the video on insanity defenses which of the following is not one of the rules
competency rule
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the legal term for one human killing another human being is homicide
true
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the three types of homicide are
criminal, justifiable, excussable
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One human killing another under circumstances authorized by the law, as discussed in class, is referred to as excusable
true
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according to the video in chapter 6 1st degree murder and or captial murder has which of the following
deliberate and premidiated
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which of the following is Not one of the categories of criminal homicide
interstate manslaughter
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the unitended killing of another person that is caused during the commision of an act that is unlawful or that results from criminal negligance is voluntary manslaughter
false
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the latin term that translates to body of the crime is
corpus delecti
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Serial killers who are looking to control and overpower their victims and they enjoy seeing their victimssuffer and beg for mercy are known as
Power-oriented
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According to the video in Chapter 6, which serial killer was part of the inspiration for characters in Psycho, Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Silence of the Lambs?
Ed Gein
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The serial killer whose nickname was "The Iceman" was
Richard Kuklinski
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Serial murders are killings involving multiple victims that occur at the same time while mass murdersare killings involving multiple victims over a period or range of time
False
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Three common and distinct situations in relation to the commission of sexualassault are those committed by force, fear, or trick
true
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A person in a lawful marital relationship can never be charged with sexual assaultbecause consent is automatically implied due to the marriage being legal
False
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According to the video on rape statistics in chapter 7, a person is sexually assaultedin the United States every
Eight seconds
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According to the video in chapter 7 on sexual assaults on college campuses, whatpercentage of those cases involved alcohol?
0.5
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The term for someone having sexual activity with a dead body / corpse is?
Corpus delecti
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Sexual activity between relatives / family members is referred to as?
Incest
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When a person knowingly and willfully enters a second marriage while being legallymarried to another person, that is known as?
Bigamy
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Sexual activity with children who are pre-pubescent (13 or younger), according tothe text, is referred to as?
Pedophilia
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According to the video in chapter 7 on age of consent, the age of consent is the same worldwide
False
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Sexual activity with animals, according to the text, is referred to as?
Zoophilia
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According to the video of former gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, how manyvictims was he accused of sexually assaulting
150
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According to the video on sexual assault on college campuses, the four elements of affirmative consent are voluntary, enthusiastic, continuous, communicative
True
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According to the video on sexual assault on college campuses, the biggest date rape drug is?
Alcohol
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According to the sexual assault statutes outlined in Chapter 7, all of them areclassified as a?
Felony
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When one attempts to injure another OR threatens / frightens to injure another withthe present ability to do so is referred to as?
Assault
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An unlawful, unjustified or offensive touching of another person is referred to as?
Battery
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when the accused must be in a position to carry out the threatened batteryimmediately AND the threat of harm must be obvious is referred to as inherentability
true
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According to the video in chapter 8 about Lawrence Singleton, The Mad Chopper, he chopped off his victim's (Mary Vincent) what
Arms
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The malicious and unlawful destruction, amputation or permanently disabling ordisfiguring of a member/organ of the body of another is referred to as
Mayhem
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According to the video about Lorena and John Wayne Bobbitt, which of the followingcaused Lorena's attack
Repeated domestic violence
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The taking and/or carrying away of the property of another (for larceny) or of aperson (for kidnapping), according to the text, is referred to as asportation.
True
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The Lindbergh Baby kidnapper was tracked down initially using
Gold certificates
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The Lindbergh case resulted in a law passed by Congress nicknamed "TheLindbergh Law" that allowed
Federal authorities' jurisdiction in cases that crossed state lines
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The unlawful violation of the personal liberty of another, according to the text, isreferred to as?
False imprisonment
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In the video about cyber stalking, Patrick Macchione was what relation to his victim?
Boyfriend
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According to the video about Rebecca Schaeffer, which state was the first to enactlaws regarding stalking
California
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According to the video, for how many years was Jacyee Dugard held captive?
18
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According to the first video in Chapter 9, which crimes get confused most often?
Robbery, Burglary, Theft
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A lady comes home from shopping at 2:00 pm and finds the back door kicked in. Shegoes upstairs and finds a pillow case missing from the bed, all of the jewelry boxeson the top of the dresser are askew and jewelry is missing. The top drawers to thedresser are open and the other bedrooms have been ransacked. The good silverwareis missing from the hutch in the dining room and some small electronics are missingfrom the den. She calls 911 and says(what most people would say) "I've been.......?
robbed
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The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program defines robbery as the taking orattempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person orpersons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear
True
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The theft of property from another person by means of threats of future violence,exposure of secrets, or taking or withholding official action is referred to as?
Extortion
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Robbery involving an occupied motor vehicle is also referred to as
Carjacking
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The Latin term for a bribery type of agreement is quid pro quo
True
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A form of extortion whereby a threat is made to disclose a secret, a crime, some typeof social disgrace or an embarrassment that was discussed in class is referred to asblackmai
black mail
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According to the video about former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, how much did he receive for filling Barak Obama's vacant senate seat
0
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The nickname of the law enforcement operation on the college admissions scamvideo was Operation?
Varsity Blues
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According to the video about the college admissions scandal, the heart of thescheme involved
Fake athletic credentials
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Money, goods or favor that is promised or given for the purpose of influencing the conduct or judgment of a person who is in a position of trust is referred to as felonious influencing
False
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According to the text, 54% of robberies occur between 6pm and 6am
true
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According to the video about the North Hollywood bank robbery, how many bankrobbers were there
2
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According to the text, the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personalgoods of another from his/her possession with the intent to convert to their ownuse is referred to as?
Larceny
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According to the video about embezzlement, the most common form committedby those who work in stores and restaurants is referred to as
Dipping
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A property owner loses property rights to that property once it is lost
False
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According to the video on disability fraud, which federal agency was the target ofthe fraud?
Social Security Administration
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The two main elements for larceny are the trespassory taking and carrying awaythe property of another without consent AND with the intent to steal
True
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According to the video about larceny, is the term used for "taking and carryingaway"?
Asportation
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According to the video about the counterfeiter from Canada, how much fakemoney did he make
100000000
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According to Frank Bourassa, the counterfeiter from Canada, he got most of hisinformation on how to do it from?
Public library website
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According to the video on identity theft, someone's identity is stolen every
2 seconds
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According to the video on air bag fraud, the person under investigation wasaccused of making fake air bags using what
Newspaper
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According to the video on library theft, one of the most common subjects ofbooks being stolen from libraries is
counterfeiting
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According to the video on disability fraud, one subject claiming to have impairedvision in the video was caught doing what?
driving a boat
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In the Petit home invasion case, how many perpetrators were there
2
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In the video on burglary elements, there were no differences between thecommon law version and the modern version.
False
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In the Not Your Typical Burglar video, the perpetrator was a?
deer
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In regard to the Connecticut statutes for Burglary 2nd and 3rd degree thatincluded a version with a one-year sentence that is not suspendable, the specialcircumstance in those statutes concerned
multiple victims
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In the video about the person arrested for possession of burglary tools, thesuspect was initially pulled over for
No license plate light
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In the Petit home invasion case, Mrs. Petit was driven to the bank by one of theperpetrators and was ordered to withdraw how much money out of the bank
15000
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In the video about the person arrested for possession of burglary tools, which ofthe following is NOT one of the items seized by the police?
Local business card
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According to the video on serial arsonists, which one used a slingshot to help setfires
Paul Keller
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About 33% of serial arsonists are male
False
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A characteristic of serial arsonists is a history of substance abuse
True
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According to the video on serial arsonist, which one was held responsible for thedeaths of the most people
Raymond Lee Oyler
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Low impulse control, lack of supervision, poor coping skills, lack of problemsolving skills and are unable to express or identify with feelings, has experienceda recent crisis or trauma, shows a lack of appropriate remorse after setting a fire
and will often deny or lie about the cause of the fire describe what type
teenage
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In the video about the person arrested for possession of burglary tools, whatparticular item found in the possession of the suspect helped to make this case
A business card
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One of the elements of common law arson included that the structure itself had tobe burned. Merely burning the contents was not arson.
True
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According to the definitions in the burglary section of the text, there is nodifference between a building and a dwelling
False
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According to the text, spying on behalf of a foreign government is referred to as
Espionage
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According to the text, when a person(s) communicates or agree with theintention to defame the government or to incite treason and can include writteninstruments or speech for the purpose of advocating the violent overthrow of thegovernment refers to?
Sedition
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According to the text, whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in anyrebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the lawsthereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or
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imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holdingany office under the United States has committed what
Rebellion
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Treason is one of several crimes described in the United States Constitution
True
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According to the video on the most prolific spies, who were the first civilians inthe U.S. to be executed for being spies
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
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According to the documentary on Robert Hanssen, what was he sentenced to
15 consecutive life sentences
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According to the documentary on Robert Hanssen, where was he sentenced toserve his time?
Florence, Colorado
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According to the text, terrorism is defined by its 'public nature
True
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According to the video about the PATRIOT ACT, trap and trace devices cantrace phone calls to individuals and addresses
True
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According to the video about the PATRIOT ACT, searches where officials orpolice can break into someone's home or office and snoop around withoutpermission are called?
Sneak and peek
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The term for failing to act when required to do so is
Nonfeasance
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The term for performing duties in an improper manner is
Misfeasance
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The term for performing acts the public official has no right to perform is
Malfeasance
