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1. Explain the purpose of criminal law.2. Enumerate the various categories and

classes of crimes.

3. Describe the nature of an act within themeaning of criminal liability.

4. Identify the four mental states that can be

found in the criminal code.

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. Distinguish motive from the requiredelements of criminal liability.

6. Enumerate and explain the various crimes

against people.

7. Distinguish between embezzlement and

larceny by false pretenses.

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8. Define bribery and forgery.

9. Explain the three standards for the insanity

defense found in criminal law.

10. Outline the requirements of entrapment as a

defense to criminal liability.

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Definition and Classes of Crimes

Definition of a Crime

Criminal Law in the American

System

44--11

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44--11

1. Only state governments have the legal

authority to create criminal law statutes.

Topic Quiz

FALSE

Answer the following true/false questions:

The nation may also.

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44--11

2. Both criminal law and tort law have the

same focal point, that is, to protect thepublic at large.

Topic Quiz

FALSE

Answer the following true/false questions:

Tort law is concerned with private

wrongs.

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44--11

3. A misdemeanor is a crime punishable

by death or imprisonment for a termexceeding one year.

Topic Quiz

FALSE

Answer the following true/false questions:

A misdemeanor is less serious, resulting

in imprisonment for less than one year.

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Elements of a Crime

A Criminal ActThe Requisite State of Mind

The Matter of Motive

44--22

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Information about the American Society of

Criminology can be obtained at

http://osiris.colorado.edu/SOC/ORGS/asc.

html

Information about the National CriminalJustice Association can be found at

http://sso.org/ncja/ncja.html

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44--22

1. Under American Law, a failure to act

can never be considered criminal.

Topic Quiz

FALSE

Answer the following true/false questions:

It can be considered criminal.

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44--22

2. Most states include involuntary

movement and behavior within their

general definition of criminal act.

Topic Quiz

FALSE

Answer the following true/false questions:

Most states specifically EXCLUDE

it from the definition.

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44--22

3. Motive is an important element of

criminal liability.

Topic Quiz

FALSE

Answer the following true/false questions:

Motive may help, but is not

necessary to prove criminal liability.

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Specific Crimes

Crimes Against People

Crimes Against Property

Crimes Involving Business

44--33

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44--33

1. When an unlawful killing results from

negligence, the homicide is calledvoluntary manslaughter.

Topic Quiz

FALSE

Answer the following true/false questions:

It is involuntary manslaughter.

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44--33

2. Hate speech statutes are constitutional

as long as they are content specific.

Topic Quiz

FALSE

Answer the following true/false questions:

As long as they are not content specific.

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44--33

3. The intent to return embezzled

property to the rightful owner

is not a proper defense to

embezzlement.

Topic Quiz

TRUE

Answer the following true/false questions:

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Defenses to Criminal Liability

The Insanity Defense

Entrapment

Justifiable forceMistake

44--44

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The Vera Institute of Justice is dedicated to

the task of transforming the Americancriminal justice system into a fair, humane,

and efficient organization. The Institute

maintains a website athttp://broadway.vera.org/

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44--44

1. The insanity defense and the question of

competency to stand trial are essentiallythe same thing.

Topic Quiz

FALSE

Answer the following true/false questions:

They are not the same.

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44--44

2. Entrapment is not available as a

defense if the defendant would

have committed the crime even

without the involvement of a law

enforcement officer.

Topic Quiz

TRUE

Answer the following true/false questions:

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44--44

3. The battered spouse syndrome is not a

valid form of justifiable force.

Topic Quiz

FALSE

Answer the following true/false questions:

In some courts it has been accepted

as a form of self-defense.

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44--11 A crime is an offense against the public at

large.The two elements necessary to create criminal

liability are (a) an act, and (b) the requisite

state of mind.

44--22

SUMMARY

44--33 Crimes against the people include homicide,

assault, battery, kidnapping, and hate speech.

44--44 Since the essence of criminal liability lieswithin the two essential elements of act and

requisite mental state, a logical defense would

be aimed at eliminating one or both of these

elements.

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American Law Institute Test arson

battered spouse syndrome assault

battery bribery

burglary crimeembezzlement entrapment

extortion felony

forgery homicide

irresistible impulse test kidnapping

knowledge larceny

larceny by false pretenses misdemeanor

MNaughten Rule negligence

purpose recklessness

robbery self-defense

KeyT

erms

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Investigating on the Internet

As a research assignment, access the

United States Crime Control Bill of1994 at

http://broadway.vera.org/pub/crimebill/

cb.htmland write a report about the legislative

history of the bill.

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