OPOTA SPO Unit 2 questions n answers graded A+

OPOTA SPO Unit 2 Crime - correct answer Any act that the law makes punishable The four culpable mental states - correct answer Purposely, Knowingly, Recklessly, and Negligently Purposely - correct answer Specific intention to cause a certain result; or when the offense is a prohibition against certain conduct of a certain nature, regardless of what the offender intends to accomplish, it is the offender's specific intention to engage in the conduct. Knowingly - correct answer Aware that conduct will probably cause a certain result or will probably be of a certain nature, regardless of the purpose. Recklessly - correct answer With heedless indifference to the consequences, perversely disregard a known risk that conduct is likely to cause a certain result. Negligently - correct answer Because of a substantial lapse from due care, fails to perceive or avoid a risk that conduct may cause a certain result. Jurisdiction - correct answer A government's general power to exercise authority over all persons and things within its territory Statutory Law - correct answer The body of law derived from statutes rather than from constitutions or judicial decisions. Case Law - correct answer The law found in the collection of reported cases that form all or part of the body of law within a given jurisdiction. Force - correct answer Any violence, compulsion, or constraint physically exerted by any means on or against a person or thing.