NYPD Second Trimester Review - Questions &
Complete Solutions (Scored A+)
Elements of an offense Right Ans - Written law - defining the offense
Act - constituting the external physical part of a crime committed by the
offender.
Mental element - the offender's state of mind toward the act.
Result - injury or potential for injury produced by the act
Causal Relationship - between the unlawful act, the result, and the underlying
mental element.
Defense Types. Right Ans - Justification, Infancy, 99%/Mental
Disease&Defect, Entrapment 51%
Infancy Right Ans - Defendant is not criminally liable due to their age:
- less than 7: no criminal responsibility.
- 7-15: Juvenile Delinquency (13,14,15 certain felonies are juvenile offenders)
- 16 or older: charged as adults.
Entrapment Right Ans - Occurs when a defendant is actively induced,
encouraged, or lured by a public servant to commit an illegal act.
Attempt to commit a crime. Right Ans - A change of attempt to commit a
crime will reduce the charge by one class.
ex: Class A felony to Class B Felony.
Attempt Right Ans - Engages in conduct which tends to effect the
commission of such crime.
Forcible Touching (M) Right Ans - intentionally and for no legitimate
purpose, squeezes, grabs or pinches the sexual or other intimate parts of
another person.
Facilitating a sex offense with a controlled substance (F) Right Ans -
Knowingly give victim substance without consent.
Intent to commit felony sex offense.
Lack of consent. Right Ans - Mentally disabled
,Mentally incapacitated
Physically helpless
Forcible compulsion
underage
office of children and family services
health/mental health care provider
correctional facility
vulnerable person
Sexual abuse (M) Right Ans - a person subjects another person to sexual
contact:
victim is over 10 but less than 17 yrs old
victim is incapable of consent for reasons other than age (mentally disabled or
incapacitated)
without consent
Sexual abuse (F) Right Ans - a person subjects another person to sexual
contact:
by forcible compulsion
victim physically helpless
victim is less than 11 yrs old
victim is less than 13 yrs old and the actor is 21 or older.
Aggravated Sexual Abuse (F) Right Ans - when a person insert:
a foreign object (whether or not causing physical injury) or
a finger (causing PI or SPI) into another person's
"PURV"
Penis
Urethra
Rectum
Vagina without consent.
Accessorial conduct Right Ans - acting with the mental culpability for the
commission of an offense.
Directs or aids another person to engage in an offense.
"acting in concert"
Individuals acting with the same mental state are both guilty of an offense.
, Statute of limitations Right Ans - class a and certain b felonies = no time
limit
certain class b and c,d,e felony = 5 years
misdemeanor = 2 yrs
petty offense = 1 yr
Purpose of the penal law Right Ans - forbid conduct that causes or
threatens to cause harm.
Intent
and
Motive Right Ans - the determination to an act
the desire to make you want to do a criminal act.
4 culpable mental states. Right Ans - reckless - aware of and disregards risk
intentional - objective is to cause a result
criminal negligence - fails to see risk
knowingly - aware of conduct causing risk.
reckless Right Ans - aware of and disregards risk
intentional Right Ans - objective is to cause a result
criminal negligence Right Ans - fails to see risk
knowingly Right Ans - aware of conduct causing risk
harassment (V) Right Ans - HIT + no injury or follow or annoy/alarm
harassment (M) Right Ans - repeatedly harass or cause fear of PI
aggravated harassment (M) Right Ans - use communication device to cause
fear of PI/property damage
Family + physical contact/PI
Harassing via telephone with no other purpose of legitimate communication
aggravated harassment (F) Right Ans - noose, swastika, burn cross in
public cause $50 in damage,
Discrimination.
Complete Solutions (Scored A+)
Elements of an offense Right Ans - Written law - defining the offense
Act - constituting the external physical part of a crime committed by the
offender.
Mental element - the offender's state of mind toward the act.
Result - injury or potential for injury produced by the act
Causal Relationship - between the unlawful act, the result, and the underlying
mental element.
Defense Types. Right Ans - Justification, Infancy, 99%/Mental
Disease&Defect, Entrapment 51%
Infancy Right Ans - Defendant is not criminally liable due to their age:
- less than 7: no criminal responsibility.
- 7-15: Juvenile Delinquency (13,14,15 certain felonies are juvenile offenders)
- 16 or older: charged as adults.
Entrapment Right Ans - Occurs when a defendant is actively induced,
encouraged, or lured by a public servant to commit an illegal act.
Attempt to commit a crime. Right Ans - A change of attempt to commit a
crime will reduce the charge by one class.
ex: Class A felony to Class B Felony.
Attempt Right Ans - Engages in conduct which tends to effect the
commission of such crime.
Forcible Touching (M) Right Ans - intentionally and for no legitimate
purpose, squeezes, grabs or pinches the sexual or other intimate parts of
another person.
Facilitating a sex offense with a controlled substance (F) Right Ans -
Knowingly give victim substance without consent.
Intent to commit felony sex offense.
Lack of consent. Right Ans - Mentally disabled
,Mentally incapacitated
Physically helpless
Forcible compulsion
underage
office of children and family services
health/mental health care provider
correctional facility
vulnerable person
Sexual abuse (M) Right Ans - a person subjects another person to sexual
contact:
victim is over 10 but less than 17 yrs old
victim is incapable of consent for reasons other than age (mentally disabled or
incapacitated)
without consent
Sexual abuse (F) Right Ans - a person subjects another person to sexual
contact:
by forcible compulsion
victim physically helpless
victim is less than 11 yrs old
victim is less than 13 yrs old and the actor is 21 or older.
Aggravated Sexual Abuse (F) Right Ans - when a person insert:
a foreign object (whether or not causing physical injury) or
a finger (causing PI or SPI) into another person's
"PURV"
Penis
Urethra
Rectum
Vagina without consent.
Accessorial conduct Right Ans - acting with the mental culpability for the
commission of an offense.
Directs or aids another person to engage in an offense.
"acting in concert"
Individuals acting with the same mental state are both guilty of an offense.
, Statute of limitations Right Ans - class a and certain b felonies = no time
limit
certain class b and c,d,e felony = 5 years
misdemeanor = 2 yrs
petty offense = 1 yr
Purpose of the penal law Right Ans - forbid conduct that causes or
threatens to cause harm.
Intent
and
Motive Right Ans - the determination to an act
the desire to make you want to do a criminal act.
4 culpable mental states. Right Ans - reckless - aware of and disregards risk
intentional - objective is to cause a result
criminal negligence - fails to see risk
knowingly - aware of conduct causing risk.
reckless Right Ans - aware of and disregards risk
intentional Right Ans - objective is to cause a result
criminal negligence Right Ans - fails to see risk
knowingly Right Ans - aware of conduct causing risk
harassment (V) Right Ans - HIT + no injury or follow or annoy/alarm
harassment (M) Right Ans - repeatedly harass or cause fear of PI
aggravated harassment (M) Right Ans - use communication device to cause
fear of PI/property damage
Family + physical contact/PI
Harassing via telephone with no other purpose of legitimate communication
aggravated harassment (F) Right Ans - noose, swastika, burn cross in
public cause $50 in damage,
Discrimination.
