CJUS 400 Test 1
CJUS 400 Test 1 Liberty University
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CJUS 400 Quiz: Substance Abuse, Terrorism, and Other Specialized Crimes
- Julie owns a gun and has for several years. She is arrested for possession of a firearm within the city where she lives. The day following her arrest, the city passes a law making gun ownership of any kind illegal and punishable by a year in jail for the first offense. Julie is sentenced to one year and a day in prison.
- A person might commit a crime for any of the following reasons except?
- If a person intentionally damages a building owned by another person, this action:
- Julie owns a gun and has for several years. She is arrested for possession of a firearm within the city where she lives. The day following her arrest, the city passes a law making gun ownership of any kind illegal and punishable by a year in jail for the first offense. Julie is sentenced to one year and a day in prison.
- In the US, the supreme law of the land is considered to be:
- Julie owns a gun and has for several years. She is arrested for possession of a firearm within the city where she lives. The day following her arrest, the city passes a law making gun ownership of any kind illegal and punishable by a year in jail for the first offense. Julie is sentenced to one year and a day in prison.
- Julie owns a gun and has for several years. She is arrested for possession of a firearm within the city where she lives. The day following her arrest, the city passes a law making gun ownership of any kind illegal and punishable by a year in jail for the first offense. Julie is sentenced to one year and a day in prison.
- After the American Revolution, the source of much of the statutory crimes in this country came from:
- A strict liability offense is one without:
- Julie “the snake” Python is a known drug dealer and is always under surveillance by the police. One day she is stopped for jay walking and while speaking to the police consents for them to search her bags. This search produced 7 kilos of cocaine and 4 pounds of marijuana.
- Conclusive presumptions can be unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause because the presumption allows the prosecution to avoid proving:
- Most crimes require the concurrence of which of the following?
- Julie “the snake” Python is a known drug dealer and is always under surveillance by the police. One day she is stopped for jay walking and while speaking to the police consents for them to search her bags. This search produced 7 kilos of cocaine and 4 pounds of marijuana.
- The offense of carrying an unauthorized concealed weapon requires a showing of:
- Motive can be important evidence in determining:
- While the classification system suggested by the Model Penal Code distinguishes between each level of mental state, the distinction:
- Julie “the snake” Python is a known drug dealer and is always under surveillance by the police. One day she is stopped for jay walking and while speaking to the police consents for them to search her bags. This search produced 7 kilos of cocaine and 4 pounds of marijuana.
- Scott Rudy finds out that his girlfriend is cheating on him with his best friend. Scott goes over to his best friend’s house and finds his girlfriend and his best friend in a compromising embrace. Scott takes out his gun, and shoots and kills both of them. Scott is arrested and charged with two counts of murder. At his trial Scott claims he was insane at the time of the murder as his defense.
- The test which combines cognitive incapacity and moral incapacity is the:
- Scott Rudy finds out that his girlfriend is cheating on him with his best friend. Scott goes over to his best friend’s house and finds his girlfriend and his best friend in a compromising embrace. Scott takes out his gun, and shoots and kills both of them. Scott is arrested and charged with two counts of murder. At his trial Scott claims he was insane at the time of the murder as his defense.
- Scott Rudy finds out that his girlfriend is cheating on him with his best friend. Scott goes over to his best friend’s house and finds his girlfriend and his best friend in a compromising embrace. Scott takes out his gun, and shoots and kills both of them. Scott is arrested and charged with two counts of murder. At his trial Scott claims he was insane at the time of the murder as his defense.
- A defendant who is found not guilty by reason of insanity is almost always:
- Defendants who are found incompetent to stand trial:
- Scott Rudy finds out that his girlfriend is cheating on him with his best friend. Scott goes over to his best friend’s house and finds his girlfriend and his best friend in a compromising embrace. Scott takes out his gun, and shoots and kills both of them. Scott is arrested and charged with two counts of murder. At his trial Scott claims he was insane at the time of the murder as his defense.
- Which does not apply for a defendant to be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt but mentally ill?
- Under which circumstance do states permit the insanity defense with voluntary intoxication or drug use?
- Laws that encourage people to come to the aid of another are referred to as laws:
- In determining what constitutes a crime of child abuse, consideration will be given to the:
- Johnny Burgle sneaks into his neighbor’s house through a basement window and begins to conceal items into a large bag. Johnny Burgle accidentally knocked over a vase, which made a loud noise when it broke. This noise woke up the home owner. The home owner confronted Johnny and ordered him out of his house. Johnny runs out of the house when he is confronted by the home owner and while he is running down the street a police officer confronts him and orders him to stop. Johnny stops, shows no weapons or other items or dangerous threats, but does not comply with the officer’s orders and is refusing to be arrested. The police officer may use force to execute this arrest.
- John Buff picks a fight with James Smalls. John begins to punch James in the face over and over again for no reason at all. James tries to fight back and in doing so he knocks John down on the ground where John hits his head on a rock and dies. James is arrested and charged with the murder of John.
- A may use deadly force when faced with the threat of death or serious bodily harm to the officer or another.
- The doctrine states that a person in his home is justified in using reasonable force, including deadly force, in response to an assault in their home.
- Officer Jones stops a car for speeding (55 mph in a 25 mph school zone). The driver of this vehicle becomes very argumentative and refuses to give the officer his driver’s license. The police officer tells the driver that if he doesn’t provide his driver’s license then he will be placed under arrest. The driver refuses to comply with the police officer’s orders and yells, “take me to jail then!!”
- In states that have adopted “make my day” rules, the occupant of a dwelling
- Johnny Burgle sneaks into his neighbor’s house through a basement window and begins to conceal items into a large bag. Johnny Burgle accidentally knocked over a vase, which made a loud noise when it broke. This noise woke up the home owner. The home owner confronted Johnny and ordered him out of his house.
- A person who forces another to commit a crime may be charged with:
- Ivan works for the Russian diplomatic delegation in Chicago as a part of the Russian Federation Consulate. On Friday night, Ivan has too much to drink and is involved in an automobile accident where several people are injured. Ivan provides identification to the Chicago City Police, and demands to be released immediately.
- The protection against double jeopardy is found in the
- Mistake of fact may not be used as a defense for a offense:
- If a defendant is tried for the same offense by both the state and federal governments, this is:
- In the case of escape from prison or jail, duress or coercion may:
- The “separate offense” rule states that where the same acts or transaction constitutes a violation of two
- If the defendant has a reasonable alternative, and harm is not imminent, the defendant may:
- Johnny has been drinking heavily for several hours, celebrating his 21st birthday, and then robs a liquor store. During the robbery, Johnny accidentally shoots and kills the store owner. At his trial, Johnny claims that he was compelled to commit the robbery by Bill and John, who threatened to assault Johnny’s sister if Johnny didn’t bring them illegal booze.
- The Latin maxim nulla poena sine lege means
- Which of the following is not one of the four generally recognized goals of the criminal justice system?
- The law of criminal procedure deals with
- The substantive criminal law
- Which of the following is true of the standards set by moral laws compared to those set by criminal laws?
- In the early 1600s, most colonists in North America