Intro to Criminal Justice final exam study guide questions
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If a person has a guilty mind or a blameworthy state of mind, this describes the element of
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_____________ - ✔✔Mens Rea || || ||
A major exception to the mens rea principle is called - ✔✔Strict Liability
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The test used by most states to determine insanity today is called the ________ test. - ✔✔right -
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Which amendment contains the warrant clause? - ✔✔Fourth Amendment
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The right against cruel and unusual punishment is found in the - ✔✔Eighth Amendment
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The processess followed by police, prosecutors, and judges as well as the rights possessed by
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____________ criminal law. - ✔✔Procedural || || || ||
The definitions of crimes and people eligible for punishment are spelled out in ________ criminal
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law. - ✔✔Substantive
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Entrapment occurs when a - ✔✔a police officer entices a citizen to commit a crime that he or she
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was not predisposed to commit
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Which amendment protects privacy by barring unreasonable searches by police? - ✔✔Fourth
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The double jeopardy clause is found in the - ✔✔Fifth Amendment
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Which amendment requires that the amount of bail not be excessive? - ✔✔Eighth Amendment
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Which of the following indicates that for a crime to occur there must be an act of commission or
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omission by the accused? - ✔✔Actus Reas || || || || || ||
The elements of a crime consist of - ✔✔Attendant circumstances, mens rea, and actus reus
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When people break the aw in order to save themselves or prevent a greater harm, they will likely
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use the defense of ____________ in court. - ✔✔Necessity
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The right to a fair trial if found in the - ✔✔Sixth Amendment
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The privilege against self incrimination is found in the - ✔✔Fifth Amendment
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According to the Sixth Amendment, a jury must be - ✔✔Created from a representative pool of
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the community
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Laws and rules by federal, state, and local agencies are called - ✔✔Administrative Regulations
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The Phrase that distinguishes murder from nonnegligent manslaughter is - ✔✔Malice
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aforethought
Which of the following is true about the insanity defense? - ✔✔The insanity defense is rarely
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used by criminals || ||
Which chief justice of the U.S Supreme Court led a legal revolution that expanded the
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constitutional rights of criminal defendants? - ✔✔Warren || || || || || ||