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In most cases, in order to prove the offense of Burglary, the prosecution must introduce evidence to show: - Answer All of the above In order for a killing that otherwise would be Murder to be considered Manslaughter one or some of these must exist - Answer None of the above Quentin, a wealthy playboy, incurred heavy gambling losses to Bookie as a result of his "passion for the ponies". Short of cash, Quentin sought his Uncle Moneybags for help, when Uncle Moneybags refused to ...

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7 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

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Place these steps of the criminal justice process in the correct order, from start to finish: 1. sentencing 2. discovery 3. event occurs 4. arraignment 5. police investigate 6. trial 7. plea negotiations - Answer 1. event occurs 2. police investigate 3. arraignment 4. plea negotiations 5. discovery 6. trial 7. sentencing While climbing a steep mountain, a woman's climbing rope failed & she fell off the side of the mountain. She landed on a small ledge 30 feet below. Behind...

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22 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

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what are you looking for when performing a pat search - Answer contraband what is the number for crosswalks - Answer 4632 what are the primary duties of the crosswalks post - Answer control the inmate traffic from zone 1, 2, and 3. by checking inmate pass verification system what are your responsibilities for the educational vehicle gate - Answer make sure the educational vehicle gate is open for emergency vehicles, then immediately secured. one control makes announcement to...

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10 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

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Typically, for every 1,000 felonies committed in the United States, approximately ______ offenders are incarcerated. - Answer 500 The Supreme Court has ruled that anyone arrested without a warrant may be held no longer than ____ before a judge decides whether the arrest was justified. - Answer 48 hours As of January 2015, how many states had "three strikes and you're out' laws on their books? - Answer 28 Which of the following statements is true about active drug court...

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12 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

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The consensus model of law assumes that: a) the criminal justice system is a means of controlling the classes that have no power. b) the appropriate object of criminological investigation is conflict within society. c) members of society by and large agree on what is right. d) the criminal law expresses the values of the ruling class in a society. - Answer c The conflict model of law assumes that: a) certain acts are deemed so threatening to the society's survival that they are...

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24 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

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Place these steps of the criminal justice process in the correct order, from start to finish: 1. sentencing 2. discovery 3. event occurs 4. arraignment 5. police investigate 6. trial 7. plea negotiations - Answer 1. event occurs 2. police investigate 3. arraignment 4. plea negotiations 5. discovery 6. trial 7. sentencing While climbing a steep mountain, a woman's climbing rope failed & she fell off the side of the mountain. She landed on a small ledge 30 feet below. Behind...

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9 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

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Who or what was "Gruesome Gertie"? a)The only federal female executioner b)The gas chamber at San Quentin c)An individual who witnessed all federal executions between 1912 and 1935 d)A mobile electric chair - Answer d What case first established "Judicial Review?" a)Marbury v Madison b)Trop v Dulles c)Roper v Simmons d)Bush v Gore - Answer a Which was the first state to use the electric chair as a form of execution? a)Arizona b)California c)Indiana d)New York ...

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2 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

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What is criminal Law - Answer deals with offences committed against society why we need criminal law - Answer helps keep order in society what government is criminal controlled by - Answer the federal government be considered immoral harm to society serious harm to nature must be punished by criminal system are the 4 what in order for an act to be a crime - Answer considered what are the laws called when they are passed by provinces territories or municipalities -...

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3 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

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Mapp v Ohio (1961) - Answer U.S. Supreme Court extended the exclusionary rule to the states when it ruled that evidence seized illegally from Dollree Mapp's home couldn't be used against her in a state prosecution Exclusionary Rule - Answer Gov't throws out illegally obtained evidence in the case against the defendant Probative Evidence - Answer "good evidence" that proves or helps prove defendants committed crimes they're charged with "Bad methods" - An...

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3 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

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Plea Bargaining - Answer the process through which a defendant pleads guilty to a criminal charge with the expectation or receiving some consideration from the state. Became common in courts sometime after the Civil War Represents the certainty of conviction without the risks of trial. Charge Bargaining - Answer In return for the defendant's plea of guilty, the prosecutor allows the defendant to plead guilty to a less serious charge than the one originally filed. Count Barg...

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22 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

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If a person is immediately escaping after committing a property theft at nighttime, the use of deadly force by the owner is: (17.1.3) PC 9.42 A) justified if the use of lesser force would expose the owner to a substantial risk of bodily injury B) justified if the owner honestly believes the property will never be recovered by any other means. C) justified if the person has been convicted two or more times of theft D) all of the above are correct - Answer B. Threats as Justifiable For...

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21 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

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the latin term that means the specific mental state of the defendant at the time of the crime is? -mala prohibita -subpoena ad nauseum -mens rea -ex post facto -lex talionis - Answer mens rea your participation in this class, according to the syllabus is worth how many points? -5 -10 -15 -20 -30 - Answer 10 what drives/compels someone to intend to do something is referred to as? (one word, spelling counts) - Answer motive true or false: motive means the same thin...

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33 pages

Written in 2026/2027

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3 things to be liable for a crime - Answer 1. Actus Reus 2. Mens Rea 3. Causation Elements of Actus Reus are: either _________ ___ OR an ________, AND a ______ ____ - Answer Either a voluntary act OR an omission, AND a social harm Under Actus Reus, the voluntary act or omission must: - Answer Create a social harm and be voluntary Social Harm - Answer We have decided as a society that we do not want this to take place Involuntary Act - Answer - An unconscious act or a...

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12 pages

Written in 2026/2027

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List and define two functions of criminal law. - Answer penal law, crimes List three of the major sources of our modern criminal law. - Answer Early Roman Law, English Common Law, & U.S. Constitution Define and describe the differences between a law and a moral rule. - Answer Law: established by a body of rules of action or conduct having binding legal force Moral: ethical principles meant to guide human conduct, right & wrong. Define and explain the difference between an act...

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4 pages

Written in 2026/2027

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State v. Tune - Answer discovery: if you turn over everything the defendant may have the advantage Brady v. Maryland - Answer discovery: cannot suppress evidence, if the evidence was presented would the outcome be different? Wood v. Bartholomew - Answer discovery: if inadmissible, not discoverable -polygraph testing Jencks v. US - Answer prosecutors must disclose all statements made by witnesses (for impeachment purposes) Williams v. Florida 1970 - Answer says you can...

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4 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

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crime - Answer any act or omission that violates the criminal law and has no legal justification or excuse nullum crimen sine lege, nullum poena sine lege - Answer no crime without law, no punishment without law legal justification - Answer under the circumstances, you did the "right" thing, and any reasonable person would have done the same legal excuse - Answer example: reason of insantiy omission - Answer failure to act when obligated (not paying taxes) cri...

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11 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

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What is placement? - Answer The step that moves money from the place of illegal activity. Who is the primary producer of heroin throughout the world? - Answer Pakistan Why has organized crime become an international problem? - Answer Economic harm is common to all types of organized crime activity and globalization of the economy. What is meant by the ethnicity trap? - Answer The use of ethnicity to explain organized crime. Why is the United Nations Convention against Tra...

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4 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

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