CJ 100 Final (Klutz) exam with answers

CJ 100 Final (Klutz) exam with answers
Violent |Crimes |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔• |physical |injury |or |death |is |a |result

• |most |of |these |offenses |are |committed |by |people |who |know |their |victim



First |degree |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔• |premeditated, |intentional |killings, |felony |murder |(commission
|of |a |violent |felony)




Second |degree |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔unplanned |(death |of |a |victim |was |a |distinct |possibility |-
|reckless |action)




Involuntary |manslaughter |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔• |completely |removes |element |of |intent
|(accident, |negligence)




Voluntary |manslaughter |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔• |intentional |killing |in |which |the |offender |had |no
|prior |intent |(not |premeditated) |to |kill |("heat |of |passion")




Robbery |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔• |The |taking |or |attempting |to |take |anything |of |value |from |the
|care, |custody, |or |control |of |a |person |or |persons |by |force |or |threat |of |force |or |violence |and/or |by

|putting |the |victim |in |fear




Property |Crimes |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔• |The |object |of |the |theft-type |offenses |is |the |taking |of
|money |or |property, |but |there |is |no |force |or |threat |of |force |against |the |victims




Burglary |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔• |The |unlawful |entry |of |a |structure |to |commit |a |felony |or |theft

• |To |classify |an |offense |as |burglary, |the |use |of |force |to |gain |entry |need |not |have |occurred



Victimology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Examines |the |impact |of |crimes |on |victims



• |Demographics |play |a |key |factor |(age, |income)

, • |Lifestyle |exposure |model |

o |(factors |places, |times, |and |people) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Who |is |Victimized?



1. |The |Impact |of |Crime |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔• |All |of |us |pay |for |crime |(ex: |higher |taxes, |insurance
|premiums, |fear, |etc.)



• |Economics |cost |(lost |property, |lower |productivity)

• |Psychological |and |emotional |costs |(pain, |trauma, |etc.)

• |Operating |the |CJ |System |(remember |the |total |annual |cost |of |crime)



Actus |Reus |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔the |evil |act |(guilty |act)

• |Act |or |conduct |that |is |prohibited |

• |Must |be |a |voluntary |act |or |a |quantifying |omission |

o |Voluntary: |performed |consciously |as |a |result |of |effort |(involuntary |does |not |qualify |as |Actus |Reus)

Omission: |failure |to |perform |an |act |when |physically |capable



Mens |Rea |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Evil |Mind |("guilty |mind")

• |Level |of |intent |to |commit |an |Actus |Reus

• |Think |about |the |varying |degrees |of |murder |we |discussed |(& |manslaughter):

First, |second, |voluntary |(third), |involuntary



Strict |Liability |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔• |Narrow |range |of |crimes |that |are |exceptions |to |the
|requirement |of |Actus |Reus |+ |Mens |Rea |= |crime




Offenses |that |are |punished |without |regard |to |the |individual's |state |of |mind



Babysitting |& |baby |chokes |to |death |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Examples |of |Strict |Liability



Attendant |Circumstances |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔• |Specific |circumstances |which |must |surround |that
|Actus |Reus |(criminal |act)