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Contemporary criminal codes have their roots in the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi including the concept of proportionality, also known as:a. nolle prosequib. parens patriaec. lex talionis (an eye for an eye)d.stare decisis
True or False. Victim-precipitation theory is the idea that crime victims sometimes play an active role in initiating a crime or escalating it.
True or False. Crime rates have generally trended upward from 1990 to today.
The crime of burglary is defined as:a. a form of theft in which an offender takes possessions that do not belong to him or her with the intent of keeping themb. the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody or control of a person by force or by threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fearc. breaking into and entering a structure or vehicle with intent to commit a felony or theftd. All of the above
........is an example of a public order crime.
Steve has been arrested for selling marijuana in Omaha. He was on drugs at the time of his arrest and he doesn't understand why he is in trouble. The Police are demanding to know Steve's supplier and they won't let Steve eat or drink until he confesses. What right protects Steve from this questioning?a. 4th Amendmentb. 5th Amendmentc. 2nd Amendmentd. 1st Amendment
True or False. With the exception of strict liability crimes, both the Actus Reus and Mens Rea must be present for an act to be considered a crime.
The Bill of Rights contains the first ____ amendments to the US Constitution:a. Fiveb. Tenc. Fifteend. Twenty
Regardless of its source, all criminal laws in the United States must conform to the rules and dictates of the:a. US Attorney's officeb. US Court of Appealsc. US Senated. US Constitution
Under the ___________, evidence seized in violation of the 4th Amendment cannot be used in a court of law.a. M'Naghton Ruleb. Durham Rulec. Exclusionary Ruled. Ex Post Facto Law
The suspension of all or a part of a sentence subject to certain conditions and supervision in the community is called:a. preventive detentionb. probationc. jaild. retribution
True or False. The legal principle in which courts are bound by the decisions of previous courts is called the Durham Rule.
The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) is an annual publication by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that uses data from participating U.S. law enforcement agencies to summarize the incidence and rate of reported crime. On January 1, 2021, the UCR started using the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) as its data source. Which one of the following statements about NIBRS is false?a. NIBRS provides greater specificity on reported offenses.b. NIBRS collects more detailed information.c. NIBRS is based on the Hierarchy Rule.d.NIBRS gives context to specific crime problems.
Inchoate offenses:a. are offenses composed of acts necessary to commit another offenseb. include attempts, conspiracy and solicitationc. Both of the aboved. None of the above
According to the wedding cake model of criminal justice, what does the bottom layer represent?a. Celebrated casesb. Misdemeanorsc. Serious feloniesd. Less-serious felonies
Patty Hearst was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army (a domestic terrorist group) in February 1974. She was eventually charged with participating in a bank robbery with that group. What argument did her defense counsel unsuccessfully use at her criminal trial?
The ???? in Pennsylvania suggested incarceration and hard labor were preferable to ???? ????- Penal Codes?
True or False. Over 90% of criminal cases end in a plea bargain rather than a criminal trial
This social institution controls crime by detecting, detaining, judging, punishing and/or rehabilitating people who break the law:a. law enforcementb. forensic sciencec. criminal justiced. law
Because the law is an inherently a political institution, a violation of law means that the crime is ultimately an act that has negative effects for society.