Police Academy Exit Final || Correct Answers 100%.
What is criminal law correct answers Is a system of laws concerned with punishment of
individuals who commit crimes
Federal law
CT general statutes
City/Municipal ordinance
what is a crime correct answers An offense which is a felony or misdemeanor
Offense correct answers any crime or violation which constitutes a breach of any law of this state
or any other state or of federal law or local law ordinance of a political subdivision of this state,
for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment or to a fine, or both, may be imposed except one
that defines a motor vehicle violation or is deemed to be an infraction
Felony correct answers an offense for which a person may be sentence to a term of imprisonment
in excess of one year - 60 years
Misdemeanor correct answers an offense for which a person may be sentence to a term of
imprisonment of not more than then one year
violation correct answers an offense which is not a crime for which the only sentence authorized
is a fine and which is not expressly designated an infraction. Ex: speeding ticket
Capital felony/class A felony murder w/special circumstances correct answers Lifetime without
the possibility of release
Class A Felony Murder correct answers 25 to life (life = 60 years)
Class A Felony Aggravated Sexual Assault or a minor under correct answers 25-50 years
,All other Class A Felonies correct answers 10-25 years
Class B Felony manslaughter in the 1st degree with a firearm correct answers 5-40 years
Class B Felony correct answers 1-20 years
Class C Felony correct answers 1-10 years
Class D Felony correct answers not more than 5 years
Class E Felony correct answers not more than 3 years
Unclassified Felonies correct answers in accordance with that statue
Class A Misdemeanor correct answers 1 year
Class B Misdemeanor correct answers 6 months
Class C Misdemeanor correct answers 3 months
Class D Misdemeanor correct answers 30 days
Unclassified Misdemeanors correct answers Maximum term of imprisonment specified is a term
other than a term set forth in subdivision 1, 2, 3, or 4 of this subsection
,Sentencing correct answers A person sentenced to multiple sentences of imprisonment at the
same time or in addition to a previous sentence yet to be discharged, the sentences shall run
either concurrently or consecutively
concurrently correct answers at the same time
Consecutively correct answers one after another in order
statue of limitations correct answers How long someone has to be charged with a crime
Misdemeanors → 1 year
Felony → 5 year
Sexual Assaults → always consult the book
Murder → No statue of limitations on these cases.
DNA- no statue of limitations on these cases
Criminal Matters correct answers A criminal action is prosecuted by the state as a party, against a
person charged with a public offense, for the punishment thereof.
Civil Matters correct answers The generic term used to describe court proceedings that are not
criminal in nature. This includes lawsuits by private parties as well as those involving
governments. Except in cases concerning civil contempt (actually a quasi-criminal matter) there
is seldom a possibility of incarceration to the losing party.
Individual vs. Individual
preponderance of the evidence correct answers the burden of proof is met when the party with
the burden convinces the fact finder that there is a greater than 50% chance that the claim is true-
used in civil cases
, Proof beyond a reasonable doubt correct answers the burden of proof the prosecutor must prove
of the defendant's guilt. A reasonable doubt exists a juror cannot say with moral certainty that a
person is guilty- used in criminal cases
Elements of a crime correct answers 1st: The act of conduct ("actus reus") → Prohibited act.
2nd: The individual's mental state at the time of the act ("mens rea") → Criminal intent.
3rd: The causation between the act and the effect.
act correct answers The doing of a thing; something done voluntarily
omission correct answers Something neglected or left undone. Ex: not feeding your children
possess correct answers Means to have physical possession or otherwise to exercise dominion or
control over tangible property
Actual possession correct answers Is what most of us think as a possession → that is, having
physical custody or control of an object.
Constructive possession: correct answers Is a legal theory used to extend possession to situations
where a person has no hands-on custody of an object. Most courts say that constructive
possession, also sometimes called "possession in the law," exists where a person has knowledge
of an object plus the ability to control the object, even if the person has no physical contact with
it.
affirmative defense correct answers This is a defense in which the defendant introduces
evidence, which, if found to be credible, will negate criminal liability or civil liability, even if it
is proven that the defendant committed the alleged acts.
"not guilty by way of insanity"
Criminal Liability; mental state required correct answers When the commission of an offense
defined in this title, or some element of an offense, requires a particular mental state, such mental
What is criminal law correct answers Is a system of laws concerned with punishment of
individuals who commit crimes
Federal law
CT general statutes
City/Municipal ordinance
what is a crime correct answers An offense which is a felony or misdemeanor
Offense correct answers any crime or violation which constitutes a breach of any law of this state
or any other state or of federal law or local law ordinance of a political subdivision of this state,
for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment or to a fine, or both, may be imposed except one
that defines a motor vehicle violation or is deemed to be an infraction
Felony correct answers an offense for which a person may be sentence to a term of imprisonment
in excess of one year - 60 years
Misdemeanor correct answers an offense for which a person may be sentence to a term of
imprisonment of not more than then one year
violation correct answers an offense which is not a crime for which the only sentence authorized
is a fine and which is not expressly designated an infraction. Ex: speeding ticket
Capital felony/class A felony murder w/special circumstances correct answers Lifetime without
the possibility of release
Class A Felony Murder correct answers 25 to life (life = 60 years)
Class A Felony Aggravated Sexual Assault or a minor under correct answers 25-50 years
,All other Class A Felonies correct answers 10-25 years
Class B Felony manslaughter in the 1st degree with a firearm correct answers 5-40 years
Class B Felony correct answers 1-20 years
Class C Felony correct answers 1-10 years
Class D Felony correct answers not more than 5 years
Class E Felony correct answers not more than 3 years
Unclassified Felonies correct answers in accordance with that statue
Class A Misdemeanor correct answers 1 year
Class B Misdemeanor correct answers 6 months
Class C Misdemeanor correct answers 3 months
Class D Misdemeanor correct answers 30 days
Unclassified Misdemeanors correct answers Maximum term of imprisonment specified is a term
other than a term set forth in subdivision 1, 2, 3, or 4 of this subsection
,Sentencing correct answers A person sentenced to multiple sentences of imprisonment at the
same time or in addition to a previous sentence yet to be discharged, the sentences shall run
either concurrently or consecutively
concurrently correct answers at the same time
Consecutively correct answers one after another in order
statue of limitations correct answers How long someone has to be charged with a crime
Misdemeanors → 1 year
Felony → 5 year
Sexual Assaults → always consult the book
Murder → No statue of limitations on these cases.
DNA- no statue of limitations on these cases
Criminal Matters correct answers A criminal action is prosecuted by the state as a party, against a
person charged with a public offense, for the punishment thereof.
Civil Matters correct answers The generic term used to describe court proceedings that are not
criminal in nature. This includes lawsuits by private parties as well as those involving
governments. Except in cases concerning civil contempt (actually a quasi-criminal matter) there
is seldom a possibility of incarceration to the losing party.
Individual vs. Individual
preponderance of the evidence correct answers the burden of proof is met when the party with
the burden convinces the fact finder that there is a greater than 50% chance that the claim is true-
used in civil cases
, Proof beyond a reasonable doubt correct answers the burden of proof the prosecutor must prove
of the defendant's guilt. A reasonable doubt exists a juror cannot say with moral certainty that a
person is guilty- used in criminal cases
Elements of a crime correct answers 1st: The act of conduct ("actus reus") → Prohibited act.
2nd: The individual's mental state at the time of the act ("mens rea") → Criminal intent.
3rd: The causation between the act and the effect.
act correct answers The doing of a thing; something done voluntarily
omission correct answers Something neglected or left undone. Ex: not feeding your children
possess correct answers Means to have physical possession or otherwise to exercise dominion or
control over tangible property
Actual possession correct answers Is what most of us think as a possession → that is, having
physical custody or control of an object.
Constructive possession: correct answers Is a legal theory used to extend possession to situations
where a person has no hands-on custody of an object. Most courts say that constructive
possession, also sometimes called "possession in the law," exists where a person has knowledge
of an object plus the ability to control the object, even if the person has no physical contact with
it.
affirmative defense correct answers This is a defense in which the defendant introduces
evidence, which, if found to be credible, will negate criminal liability or civil liability, even if it
is proven that the defendant committed the alleged acts.
"not guilty by way of insanity"
Criminal Liability; mental state required correct answers When the commission of an offense
defined in this title, or some element of an offense, requires a particular mental state, such mental
