Question 1

Match the terms with their descriptions:
-Incarceration

Accepted Answer

Incarceration refers to the confinement of a person, typically in prison, as a legal penalty for committing a crime.

Question 2

Match the terms with their descriptions:
-Insanity

Accepted Answer

Insanity is a defense available to mentally ill persons, arguing that they were not in a state of mind to fully understand or control their actions at the time of the crime.

Question 3

Match the terms with their descriptions:
-Strict liability crime

Accepted Answer

Strict liability crimes are offenses for which no mens rea, or state of mind, is required to be proven by the prosecution. This means that the defendant can be found guilty even if there was no intent to commit the crime, as long as the act itself is prohibited by law.

Question 4

Match the terms with their descriptions:
-Stop and frisk rule

Accepted Answer

The stop and frisk rule allows police to stop and frisk individuals behaving suspiciously without a search warrant, based on the landmark case Terry v. Ohio (1968).

Question 5

Match the terms with their descriptions:
-Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Accepted Answer

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is recognized as the first federal legislation that was enacted to address the growing problem of computer-related crimes.

Question 6

Match the terms with their descriptions:
-Felony

Accepted Answer

A felony is a serious crime, such as assault with a deadly weapon, which is typically punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.

Question 7

Define ex post facto laws and double jeopardy. Identify documents prohibiting ex post facto laws and double jeopardy. Discuss under what circumstances the prosecutor may and may not retry the defendant for the same criminal office.

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Question 8

Compare and contrast a principal in the first degree and a principal in the second degree.

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Question 9

Identify and discuss four common criminal defenses.

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Question 10

Discuss why criminal defendants' rights are protected in the U.S and where this protection comes from.

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Question 11

Discuss why today legislators are concerned with laws against cybercrimes.

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Quiz 10: Crimes, Accomplices, and Defenses

Match the terms with their descriptions: -Incarceration

Match the terms with their descriptions: -Insanity

Match the terms with their descriptions: -Strict liability crime

Match the terms with their descriptions: -Stop and frisk rule

Match the terms with their descriptions: -Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Match the terms with their descriptions: -Felony

Define ex post facto laws and double jeopardy. Identify documents prohibiting ex post facto laws and double jeopardy. Discuss under what circumstances the prosecutor may and may not retry the defendant for the same criminal office.

Compare and contrast a principal in the first degree and a principal in the second degree.

Identify and discuss four common criminal defenses.

Discuss why criminal defendants' rights are protected in the U.S and where this protection comes from.

Discuss why today legislators are concerned with laws against cybercrimes.