GPSTC Exam 1- GA Criminal Law
Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the main purpose of criminal law in Georgia?
✔✔To protect the public and maintain order
What must exist for a crime to occur?
✔✔A criminal act and a criminal intent
What is a felony?
✔✔A serious crime punishable by more than one year in prison
What is a misdemeanor?
✔✔A less serious crime punishable by a shorter jail term or fine
What does intent mean in criminal law?
✔✔The mental decision to commit a crime
What is criminal negligence?
✔✔Failure to be aware of a substantial risk
What is a strict liability crime?
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,✔✔A crime that does not require proof of intent
What is probable cause?
✔✔A reasonable belief that a crime has been committed
What is reasonable suspicion?
✔✔A belief based on facts that criminal activity may be occurring
What is an arrest?
✔✔Taking a person into custody for a crime
What is a warrant?
✔✔A court order authorising police action
What is self-defense?
✔✔Using reasonable force to protect oneself
What is deadly force?
✔✔Force likely to cause death or serious injury
When is deadly force justified?
✔✔When facing an immediate threat of death or serious harm
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, What is a crime against a person?
✔✔An offence that harms another individual
What is a crime against property?
✔✔An offence involving damage or theft of property
What is burglary?
✔✔Unlawful entry with intent to commit a felony or theft
What is robbery?
✔✔Taking property by force or threat
What is theft?
✔✔Unlawfully taking another’s property
What is criminal trespass?
✔✔Entering or remaining on property without permission
What is assault?
✔✔Placing someone in fear of immediate harm
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the main purpose of criminal law in Georgia?
✔✔To protect the public and maintain order
What must exist for a crime to occur?
✔✔A criminal act and a criminal intent
What is a felony?
✔✔A serious crime punishable by more than one year in prison
What is a misdemeanor?
✔✔A less serious crime punishable by a shorter jail term or fine
What does intent mean in criminal law?
✔✔The mental decision to commit a crime
What is criminal negligence?
✔✔Failure to be aware of a substantial risk
What is a strict liability crime?
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,✔✔A crime that does not require proof of intent
What is probable cause?
✔✔A reasonable belief that a crime has been committed
What is reasonable suspicion?
✔✔A belief based on facts that criminal activity may be occurring
What is an arrest?
✔✔Taking a person into custody for a crime
What is a warrant?
✔✔A court order authorising police action
What is self-defense?
✔✔Using reasonable force to protect oneself
What is deadly force?
✔✔Force likely to cause death or serious injury
When is deadly force justified?
✔✔When facing an immediate threat of death or serious harm
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, What is a crime against a person?
✔✔An offence that harms another individual
What is a crime against property?
✔✔An offence involving damage or theft of property
What is burglary?
✔✔Unlawful entry with intent to commit a felony or theft
What is robbery?
✔✔Taking property by force or threat
What is theft?
✔✔Unlawfully taking another’s property
What is criminal trespass?
✔✔Entering or remaining on property without permission
What is assault?
✔✔Placing someone in fear of immediate harm
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