MGMT 254 EXAM #2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | MGMT 254 EXAM 2 STUDY
GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
social forces - ANS ✔✔deals with crimes: against the person, property, public administration, public
health/order/decency
offenses against the person - ANS ✔✔protection of/for persons
offenses against the property - ANS ✔✔protection of/for property
offenses against public administration - ANS ✔✔protection of/for government
offenses against public health, order, and decency - ANS ✔✔common law- protection of health, safety,
and morals; because it is state, it doesn't have to follow same laws as other states but same concepts
remain
public intoxication - ANS ✔✔class B misdemeanor; in a public place or resort or anywhere someone in
public could see them (on porch)
public indecency - ANS ✔✔people knowingly or intentionally in a public place (seen from a public place
applies); appears in the state of nudity
justification for punishment - ANS ✔✔the only reasons to punish by government (theories); government
trying to punish people for the good of the people
retribution - ANS ✔✔-Eye for an eye
-Pay back/ get even
-Looks to the past, not the future
restraint - ANS ✔✔-Putting people in jail/ prison
-Putting people on house arrest
deterrence - ANS ✔✔-Frightening others from stopping doing the same thing
-Put people in their place
reformation - ANS ✔✔-could provide training, counseling, provide skills
-additional costs so government doesn't put a lot of focus toward this
felony - ANS ✔✔offenses where a person will spend one year or more in prison; jury trial
misdemeanors - ANS ✔✔a year or less in jail
robbery - ANS ✔✔knowingly or intentionally taking something from another person or in the presence
of another person
, embezzlement - ANS ✔✔entrusted with something and not returning it when asked; not as bad as
robbery but worse than larceny; in Indiana, larceny and this are combined to make theft
larceny - ANS ✔✔o Shoplifting
o No one is being entrusted or injured
o Lowest level of incarceration out of these 3
o Keeping beyond time period it was loaned to you
• A few states like Indiana have combined larceny and embezzlement with just theft
o This puts less risk for double jeopardy
murder - ANS ✔✔knowingly or intentionally killing another human; known as 1st degree murder in
some states; felony murder is 1st degree, second degree is premeditated
involuntary manslaughter - ANS ✔✔• 4th degree murder
• some states call it homicide
• don't mean to kill, intent to just harm
• any situation where you kill another human being and didn't mean to
o could be car accident
-normally just intoxication of the driver
*we have grand juries because of old English when we didn't want the British to decide
battery - ANS ✔✔person touching another person knowingly or intentionally in a rude, angry, or insolent
(disrespectful) way
assault - ANS ✔✔intentional conduct that threatens a person with a well-founded fear of imminent
harm coupled with the present ability to carry out the threat of harm; angry assertion along with
aggressive movement in the direction of the victim with the intent to carry out the threat
criminal trespass - ANS ✔✔• land or anything attached to it- structure of any kind after having been
denied by the person or agent
o if door is locked/ closed
o no trespass signs
• after having asked to leave and doesn't
o can appeal
• your friend steals a car and you don't know but you ride with them... this is considered criminal
trespass
kidnapping - ANS ✔✔normal aspect is taking somebody and holding them against their will, without a
legal right
burglary - ANS ✔✔• higher level offense then criminal trespass
• breaking (just means opening nothing has to be broken) and entering (any part of your body or
anything that is with you) with attempt to commit a crime (used to be at night- but law was changed)
o sentence adds onto theft, attempt at murder, theft, etc.
contracts must include - ANS ✔✔1. must be an offer
2. voluntary acceptance
3. genuine of assent
GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
social forces - ANS ✔✔deals with crimes: against the person, property, public administration, public
health/order/decency
offenses against the person - ANS ✔✔protection of/for persons
offenses against the property - ANS ✔✔protection of/for property
offenses against public administration - ANS ✔✔protection of/for government
offenses against public health, order, and decency - ANS ✔✔common law- protection of health, safety,
and morals; because it is state, it doesn't have to follow same laws as other states but same concepts
remain
public intoxication - ANS ✔✔class B misdemeanor; in a public place or resort or anywhere someone in
public could see them (on porch)
public indecency - ANS ✔✔people knowingly or intentionally in a public place (seen from a public place
applies); appears in the state of nudity
justification for punishment - ANS ✔✔the only reasons to punish by government (theories); government
trying to punish people for the good of the people
retribution - ANS ✔✔-Eye for an eye
-Pay back/ get even
-Looks to the past, not the future
restraint - ANS ✔✔-Putting people in jail/ prison
-Putting people on house arrest
deterrence - ANS ✔✔-Frightening others from stopping doing the same thing
-Put people in their place
reformation - ANS ✔✔-could provide training, counseling, provide skills
-additional costs so government doesn't put a lot of focus toward this
felony - ANS ✔✔offenses where a person will spend one year or more in prison; jury trial
misdemeanors - ANS ✔✔a year or less in jail
robbery - ANS ✔✔knowingly or intentionally taking something from another person or in the presence
of another person
, embezzlement - ANS ✔✔entrusted with something and not returning it when asked; not as bad as
robbery but worse than larceny; in Indiana, larceny and this are combined to make theft
larceny - ANS ✔✔o Shoplifting
o No one is being entrusted or injured
o Lowest level of incarceration out of these 3
o Keeping beyond time period it was loaned to you
• A few states like Indiana have combined larceny and embezzlement with just theft
o This puts less risk for double jeopardy
murder - ANS ✔✔knowingly or intentionally killing another human; known as 1st degree murder in
some states; felony murder is 1st degree, second degree is premeditated
involuntary manslaughter - ANS ✔✔• 4th degree murder
• some states call it homicide
• don't mean to kill, intent to just harm
• any situation where you kill another human being and didn't mean to
o could be car accident
-normally just intoxication of the driver
*we have grand juries because of old English when we didn't want the British to decide
battery - ANS ✔✔person touching another person knowingly or intentionally in a rude, angry, or insolent
(disrespectful) way
assault - ANS ✔✔intentional conduct that threatens a person with a well-founded fear of imminent
harm coupled with the present ability to carry out the threat of harm; angry assertion along with
aggressive movement in the direction of the victim with the intent to carry out the threat
criminal trespass - ANS ✔✔• land or anything attached to it- structure of any kind after having been
denied by the person or agent
o if door is locked/ closed
o no trespass signs
• after having asked to leave and doesn't
o can appeal
• your friend steals a car and you don't know but you ride with them... this is considered criminal
trespass
kidnapping - ANS ✔✔normal aspect is taking somebody and holding them against their will, without a
legal right
burglary - ANS ✔✔• higher level offense then criminal trespass
• breaking (just means opening nothing has to be broken) and entering (any part of your body or
anything that is with you) with attempt to commit a crime (used to be at night- but law was changed)
o sentence adds onto theft, attempt at murder, theft, etc.
contracts must include - ANS ✔✔1. must be an offer
2. voluntary acceptance
3. genuine of assent
