Question 1

__________________ is politically motivated hacking operations intended to cause grave harm such as loss of life or severe economic damage, and combines elements of cybercrime and traditional terrorism.

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Question 2

___________________ with boundary markers, monuments, or survey stations is one of the elements of criminal mischief.

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Question 3

A number of cities in America criminalize the mere _________________ of graffiti-related tools.

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Question 4

Discuss the elements of trespassing. Compare typical trespass actions to people who legally enter a home or business and then hide until others think they have gone and the legal right of entry has been removed based on time or general knowledge that the right no longer may be assumed. What elements of trespassing apply to both of these situations? Give examples of both situations and discuss why a person would resort to either method.

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Question 5

Some states include special statutes designed to prevent criminal mischief, theft, or other illegal acts after dark and before sunrise in _______________.

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Question 6

In an effort to help issues with illegal immigrants, some states have fallen back on __________________ statutes to file charges on illegal aliens to allow the suspects to be held until ICE is able to initiate deportation efforts.

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Question 7

One of the primary cybercrime uses of the computer is ________________.

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Question 8

Compare the crimes of criminal mischief and vandalism. How are the two very similar? What separates the two crimes in most instances? How have various jurisdictions dealt with acts of vandalism? Criminal mischief? What innovative approaches have been taken in areas where graffiti is typically common?

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Question 9

Sam has the ability to hack into other computers through the use of the Internet to obtain email addresses of everyone listed in those computers. Sam uses these email addresses to create false contact with people listed in the email data list. Through this false contact Sam is able to gain personal information from people on the list who think they are giving the information to a personal friend. This practice is known as __________________.

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Question 10

The mens rea of arson varies by statute, but typically requires an element of _______ or knowledge.

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Question 11

The actus reusof modern-day arson is typically damage by __________________.

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Question 12

Steve is a small-time burglar who forces entry into a home with the intent to steal a TV he could see from the living room window. A neighbor sees Steve break the glass of the front door and calls 911. The police arrive and arrest Steve before he can disconnect the TV and make his get away. Steve may be charged with _______________.

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Question 13

Cyberterrorism is generally understood to refer to unlawful attacks only against computers, networks, and the information stored therein when done to intimidate or coerce a government or its people in furtherance of political or social objectives.

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Question 14

George loves to create software that he can email to other computers that causes the software of the receiving computer to fail. George may be charged with _________________.

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Question 15

Sam is a member of a terrorist group that has sworn to destroy the U.S. government by whatever means necessary. He uses his computer to locate and purchase illegal explosives and related explosive materials through sources on the Internet. Sam may be charged with_______________.

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Question 16

Adam is fired from a publishing company for sexual harassment. In retaliation, Adam forces entry into the company warehouse and set numerous pipe bombs rigged on small propane tanks to ensure rapid spreading of flames. Each bomb has a timer set to go off at midnight. One of the warehouse employees is working late in a back room of the warehouse, but does not see Adam setting the bombs. Adam leaves the warehouse and drives to the airport where he boards a plane to develop a cover to enable him to claim that he was not in the area at the time of the fire. At midnight each bomb explodes igniting the propane tanks. Within minutes the entire structure is engulfed in flames. The warehouse employee never had a chance as he succumbed to the flames and noxious fumes. Additionally, the explosives created a power outage through a neighborhood including 5000 homes and business. Five other people died because of the lack of electricity required to keep life-saving equipment in operation. Investigators are able to identify Adam as the suspect based on recreation of the crime scene and piecing together all of the explosives, timers, and propane tanks. What charges will be filed against Adam? Since he was unaware that anyone was in the warehouse, will that influence his charges? What about the five people who died because of the power outage? Will Adam be charged with those deaths?

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Question 17

Discuss the elements of burglary in comparison to the elements of criminal trespassing. What is the primary element that separates the two crimes? Does a person have to commit the act of theft or commit another crime to be convicted burglary? Why is burglary considered one of the more heinous crimes in the United States?

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Question 18

In the State of Texas, if a person who has to climb a fence to enter property without the owner's permission may be charged with ___________________.

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Question 19

Identify and discuss the mens rea and actus reus requirements of arson. What happens when homicide is added to the act of arson? What if the actor is unaware of the presence of a person when he or she commits the act of arson?

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Question 20

A group of men and women have decided to create a situation that will strike fear in Americans nationwide, by attacking America in areas that are the most vulnerable and considered to be sacred to all Americans. The group, using their computers, coordinates weapons of mass destruction to be placed in every rural school throughout the country. The task is relatively simple because of the complete lack of security in rural schools. Additionally, the group creates a virus they intend to forward to all rural first responder dispatch stations to render those systems useless. Fortunately FBI surveillance of terrorist activity in the U.S. uncovers the plot and obtains warrants for all the suspects before the WMD can be placed in the schools. What charges will be brought against the group? What if the FBI is unable to locate the explosive devices or the virus the group has alleged to use in the crime? Will the same charges be filed against the group?

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Quiz 10: Property Damage and Invasion