Phase 3 Wisconsin Police Academy QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS () (VERIFIED ANSWERS).pdf

Phase 3 Wisconsin Police Academy
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1. (Crimes) What chapters in Wisconsin statutes constitute the criminal code?
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: Chapters 939-951
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2. (Crimes) What chapter is drug crimes found in Wisconsin statutes?: Chapter
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961, Uniform Controlled Substances Act
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3. (Crimes) 939.12 defines crime as?: Crime is conduct which is prohibited by st
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ate law and punishable by fine or imprisonment or both. Conduct punishable onlyb
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y a forfeiture is not a crime.
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4. (Crimes) Crimes require mental state
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5. (Crimes) What are the three mental states for crimes?: - Intent
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- Reckless

- Negligent

6. (Crimes) What is statue 939.24 Criminal Recklessness?: The actor creates an
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,unreasonable and substantial risk of death or great bodily harm to another human
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being and the actor is aware of that risk
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7. (Crimes) What is statue 939.25 Criminal Negligence?: Ordinary negligence
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to a high degree, consisting of conduct that the actor should realize creates a su
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bstantial and unreasonable risk of death or great bodily harm to another
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8. (Crimes) What are inchoate crimes?: - Attempt (but for extraneous factor)
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- Conspiracy

- Solicitation

9. (Crimes) What are the elements of a crime for First-Degree Intentional Homi-
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cide §940.01 (Felony): - Causes the death of another
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- With the intent to kill that person or another
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10. (Crimes) To charge someone with First-
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Degree Intentional Homicide the state has to prove beyond a reasonable dou
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bt that?: - The elements of the crimewere met
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- No mitigating circumstances: adequate provocation, unnecessary defensi
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ve force,prevention of felony, and/or coercion; necessity
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,11. (Crimes) What are the elements of a crime for First-Degree Reckless Homi-
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cide §940.02 (Felony)?: - Recklessly causes the death of another human being
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- Under circumstances which show utter disregard for human life
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12. (Crimes) Criminal recklessness is defined in §939.24 as?: Actor creates an
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unreasonable and substantial risk of death or great bodily harm to another human
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being and the actor is aware of that risk
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13. (Crimes) §939.22 defines great bodily harm as?: Creates a substantial risk
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of death, or which causes serious permanent disfigurement, or which causes a p
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ermanent or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily memberor
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m organ or other serious bodily injury
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Degree Reckless Homicide §940.02, whoever causesthe death of another is g
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uilty under any of these circumstances:: -
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m Manufacture,distribution, or delivery of a controlled substance
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- If controlled substance is by itself or with any compound, mixture, diluent
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or othersubstance mixed or combined
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- Any distribution or delivery described whether the distribution or delivery
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is madedirectly
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15. (Crimes) What is §940.03 Felony Murder?: Whoever causes the death of a
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nother human being while committing or attempting to commit a crime specifiedi
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n 940.19, 940.195, 940.20, etc.
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16. (Crimes) What are the elements of Second-Degree Intentional Homicide
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§940.05 (Felony)?: - Causes the death of another human being
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- With intent to kill that person or another
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17. (Crimes) What are the elements of Second-Degree Recklessness Homicide
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