CPD Academy Exam 1: Full Set W/O IVC with all Correct & 100% Verified
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General Purposes - (answer)Forbid and prevent the commission of offenses, define the act and mental
state of each offense, limit condemnation of conduct, prescribe proportionate penalties for offenses,
prevent cruel and unusual punishment
Applicability of Common Law - (answer)Common Law definitions of crimes do not apply in IL as IL has its
own criminal code
Civil Remedies Preserved - (answer)Can be tried in civil and criminal court for same crime
State Criminal Jurisdiction - (answer)A person is subject to prosecution in IL when the offense occurs in IL
Crime - (answer)offense against the state punishable by fine or imprisonment
beyond a reasonable doubt - (answer)Needed to obtain a criminal conviction against the accused to
show they are guilty of the crime they are being charged for
Elements of a Crime - (answer)Voluntary Act, Mental State, Result
Voluntary Act - (answer)Done by a person legally capable of the act ex. John punches Joe and chose to
punch Joe
Mental State - (answer)State of mind under which the act was committed (intent, knowledge,
recklessness, negligence)
Result - (answer)The effect or commission of the act accompanied by the criminal mental element ex.
For murder victim needs to be dead, if not dead then charge will be attempted murder
Place of Trial - (answer)Criminal Offenses in IL shall be tried in the county where the offense occurred
, CPD Academy Exam 1: Full Set W/O IVC with all Correct & 100% Verified
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Act - (answer)A failure or omission to take action
Conduct - (answer)An act or series of acts, and the accompanying mental state
Felony - (answer)Punishable by one year or more in a penitentiary
Petty Offense - (answer)An offense which is not punishable by prison
Peace Officer - (answer)Any person who by virtue of his or her public office or public employment is
vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for offenses
Penal Institution - (answer)Include a penitentiary, state farm, reformatory, prison, jail, house of
correction
Forcible Felonies - (answer)Murder, Aggravated Battery, Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault, Criminal
Sexual Assault, Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child, Kidnapping, Aggravated Kidnapping,
Burglary, Residential Burglary, Arson, Aggravated Arson, Robbery, Treason
Possession is a Voluntary Act - (answer)If the offender knowingly procured or received the thing
possessed
Acquittal - (answer)A judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been
charged
General Limitations - (answer)Limits the time period within which the state must commence prosecution
felony: 3 years misdemeanor: 1.5 years/18 months
Mental States - (answer)Intent, Knowledge, Recklessness, Negligence
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General Purposes - (answer)Forbid and prevent the commission of offenses, define the act and mental
state of each offense, limit condemnation of conduct, prescribe proportionate penalties for offenses,
prevent cruel and unusual punishment
Applicability of Common Law - (answer)Common Law definitions of crimes do not apply in IL as IL has its
own criminal code
Civil Remedies Preserved - (answer)Can be tried in civil and criminal court for same crime
State Criminal Jurisdiction - (answer)A person is subject to prosecution in IL when the offense occurs in IL
Crime - (answer)offense against the state punishable by fine or imprisonment
beyond a reasonable doubt - (answer)Needed to obtain a criminal conviction against the accused to
show they are guilty of the crime they are being charged for
Elements of a Crime - (answer)Voluntary Act, Mental State, Result
Voluntary Act - (answer)Done by a person legally capable of the act ex. John punches Joe and chose to
punch Joe
Mental State - (answer)State of mind under which the act was committed (intent, knowledge,
recklessness, negligence)
Result - (answer)The effect or commission of the act accompanied by the criminal mental element ex.
For murder victim needs to be dead, if not dead then charge will be attempted murder
Place of Trial - (answer)Criminal Offenses in IL shall be tried in the county where the offense occurred
, CPD Academy Exam 1: Full Set W/O IVC with all Correct & 100% Verified
Answers |Latest Update |Already Graded A+
Act - (answer)A failure or omission to take action
Conduct - (answer)An act or series of acts, and the accompanying mental state
Felony - (answer)Punishable by one year or more in a penitentiary
Petty Offense - (answer)An offense which is not punishable by prison
Peace Officer - (answer)Any person who by virtue of his or her public office or public employment is
vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for offenses
Penal Institution - (answer)Include a penitentiary, state farm, reformatory, prison, jail, house of
correction
Forcible Felonies - (answer)Murder, Aggravated Battery, Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault, Criminal
Sexual Assault, Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child, Kidnapping, Aggravated Kidnapping,
Burglary, Residential Burglary, Arson, Aggravated Arson, Robbery, Treason
Possession is a Voluntary Act - (answer)If the offender knowingly procured or received the thing
possessed
Acquittal - (answer)A judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been
charged
General Limitations - (answer)Limits the time period within which the state must commence prosecution
felony: 3 years misdemeanor: 1.5 years/18 months
Mental States - (answer)Intent, Knowledge, Recklessness, Negligence
