SURVEY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE 101
QUIZ # 3
TRUE/FALSE
______ 1. A crime is an act or prohibited by law, the violation
of which is prosecuted by the state in a judicial
proceeding in a court of its own name.
______ 2. If there is no specific law against it, then it's not
a crime, and defense might file a Writ of Demurrer.
______ 3. Corpus delicti is the act of the crime.
______ 4. An individual is not civilly liable if they lack the
capacity to appreciate the wrongness of their
conduct.
______ 5. Carnal knowledge necessary for purposes of sexual
assault can be achieved by any kind of undesired
sexual contact.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
______ 1. The standard of proof needed for conviction in a
criminal trial is:
A. preponderance of evidence
B. clear and convincing
C. probable cause
D. beyond reasonable doubt
______ 2. While there are exceptions, generally in order for
the police to conduct a standard constitutionally-
based search and seizure, the minimum standard of
proof needed is:
A. probable cause
B. reasonable suspicion
C. preponderance of evidence
D. clear and convincing
______ 3. Which of the following represents the level of intent
from least to greatest?
A. negligence, reckless, general intent,
malicious, premeditated
B. negligence, general intent, reckless,
premeditated, malicious
C. general intent, negligence, malicious,
reckless, premeditated
D. general intent, reckless, malicious,
negligence, premeditated
______ 4. __________ is breaking and entering into the dwelling
of another with the intent to commit a felony.
A. burglary
B. robbery
C. larceny
D. trespassing
______ 5. Which of the following is NOT considered larceny?
A. white-collar crime
B. illegal campaign contributions
C. receiving stolen property
D. check kiting
FILL IN THE BLANK
1. __________ is a theatrical due process notion that equates to
a 99% standard of proof.
2. The phenomenon that says that severe penalties aren't
implemented very often and are implemented is a biased
fashion. It also says less severe penalties are implemented
often and in a non-biased fashion is the __________
__________ _________ Phenomenon.
3. The 1939 Supreme Court case regarding the right to bear arms
and a well-regulated militia was __________.
4. __________ is false production or alteration with intent to
defraud.
5. __________ is the term for level of intent.
MATCHING
______ Social Contract Theory A. Behavior is learned,
depending on the
duration, intensity, and
frequency of
interactions.
______ Differential Opportunity B. People drift in and out
of deviance.
______ Pre-Classical Theory C. We become members of
society and agree to
abide by society's rules.
______ Differential Association D. Beccaria believed that
the guilt and
responsibility lies with
the individual.
______ Cultural Determinism E. Blames society, the state,
environment, culture.
______ Classical Theory F. People know what they want but
don't have legitimate means of
getting it, so they do what
they have to.
______ Drift Theory G. Behavior is caused by other
world factors: the devil made
me do it.
ANSWER KEY
QUIZ # 3
TRUE/FALSE
1. True
2. True
3. False - Actus Reus is the act of the crime
4. False - an individual is not CRIMINALLY liable
5. True
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. D - beyond a reasonable doubt
2. A - probable cause
3. A - negligence, reckless, general intent, malicious,
premeditated
4. A - burglary
5. C - receiving stolen property
FILL IN THE BLANK
1. Beyond a shadow of a doubt
2. Certainty-Severity-Reciprocity Phenomenon
3. U.S. v. Miller
4. Forgery
5. Mens Rea
MATCHING
A - Differential Association
B - Drift Theory
C - Social Contract Theory
D - Classical Theory
E - Cultural Determinism
F - Differential Opportunity
G - Pre-Classical Theory