ANSWERS
2.01: Constitutional Law
LO4 - Identify the specific constitutional amendments that are applicable to criminal justice, particularly
the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1st: Freedom of
speech, religion, press, petition and assembly
4th: Search and Seizure (The right of people to be secured in their persons, houses, papers, and effects
against unreasonable searches and seizures
5th: Self incrimination, double jeopardy, due process (No person held for a capital crime unless on a
presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, can't be a witness against himself)
6th: Rights of the Accused (Speedy+public trial by impartial jury)
8th: Cruel and Unusual Punishments and excessive Bail/Fine
14th: Due Process (Prevents state governments from taking action that would deprive people of certain
fundamental rights)
2.02 Kansas Criminal Law and Code
LO10 - DEFINE THE ORGANIZATION AND COMPONENTS OF THE KS CRIMINAL CODE - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅● Purpose is to set forth the crimes that can be charged under KS law and enumerate
their various elements
● Setting the proper procedure to set forth in the code will be dealt with under principles of federal law.
● They also limit police power and authority.
LO12 - VOLUNTARY ACT VS. INVOLUNTARY ACT - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅● Voluntary Act: Direct,
voluntary, affirmative act = NOT ACCIDENTAL.
,● Involuntary Act: By reflex, while unconscious/asleep (no criminal liability).
● Omission: Failure to act when required (not a crime unless described in a statute).
GUILTY ACT + GUILTY MIND = CRIME
Voluntary Intoxication: Only a defense for a specific intent crime (ex. Criminal threat requires a
statement made with the intent to terrorize).
Intoxication is only a defense if the person was drugged.
2.02.1 Kansas Criminal Law and Code
Identify Sections of the KS Code which define crimes that are most important to performance of an
LEO's Job.
ASSAULT - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅● Knowingly placing another in reasonable apprehension of
immediate bodily harm.
● Suspect must have apparent ability to harm
● Person threatened must be aware of the threat/scared.
● May be threatening act/language.
● No contact (once contact is made = battery).
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Assault+deadly weapon OR disguise OR intent
commit felony.
BATTERY - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅● Knowingly/recklessly does the act which causes injury.
● If rude, insulting or angry manner then only knowingly causing physical contact is needed (injury not
required).
● Getting spit on = battery because of the contact made.
AGGRAVATED BATTERY - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅● Knowingly/recklessly causing great bodily harm
OR with a weapon.
,● If rude, insulting or angry manner then only knowingly causing physical contact with a weapon is
needed (injury not required).
● Committing DUI when great bodily harm to another person/disfigurement of another person OR
● Committing a DUI when bodily harm to another person results/great bodily
harm/disfigurement/death can result from such act.
DOMESTIC BATTERY - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅● Relationship is KEY (not the location of the event).
● Must be 18 years old or older
● Family members, spouses, ex spouses, currently living together, have lived together, have child
together, alleged to be father of child (doesn't include siblings)
BATTERY AGAINST A SCHOOL EMPLOYEE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅● Victim must be school
employee performing duties at time of event.
● On school property / regularly scheduled school activity / event.
● Victim must be K-12 employee (does not include preschool/college).
ASSAULT ON LEO | AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON LEO
BATTERY ON LEO | AGGRAVATED BATTERY ON LEO - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅● Underlying crimes +
LEO must be uniformed + LEO must be on duty.
● Does NOT include Juvenile Probation officer.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅● Brawling fighting OR Disturbing lawful
assembly/meeting/procession OR
● Using fighting words/engaging in noisy conduct AND Knowingly/recklessly would alarm anger or
disturb others / cause breach of peace.
FIGHTING WORDS:
● Personally offensive/abusive/obscene phrases; when addressed to an ordinary person are inherently
likely to provoke an immediate violent reaction
● Usually DOESN'T apply being said to LEO.
● Name calling ≠ fighting words
, CRIMINAL THREAT - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅● Any threat of violence, contamination of food, or
exposing animal to contagious disease, and communicated; INTENT
● To cause fear, evacuation, lockdown or disruption of ongoing activities in building.
● Does not need to threaten with immediate action - could be at a later date.
● Victim does not need to feel fear.
AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL THREAT - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Criminal Threat + Building/Place of
assembly is evacuated/locked down.
KIDNAPPING - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅● Taking or confining a person.
● By force, threat, deception; Intent to hold
● For ransom, shield, or hostage OR
● To facilitate flight/commission of a crime OR
● To inflict bodily harm or to terrorize the victim or another; OR
● To interfere with government or political function.
● Requires no particular distance/movement.
AGGRAVATED KIDNAPPING - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅● Kidnapping + Bodily harm inflicted on the
person kidnapped.
● Rape = bodily harm.
INTERFERENCE WITH PARENTAL CUSTODY - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅● Taking or enticing a child
under 16 away; with intent; to conceal from parent/guardian/lawful person in charge of the child.
● Who is supposed to have the child at that time (look @ court order).
AGGRAVATED INTERFERENCE WITH PARENTAL CUSTODY - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Hiring someone
to commit Int. w/ Parental Custody OR
Commits Int. w/ Parental Custody who has been