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What are the Elements of a criminal statute? - (correct
answer) -criminal intent
-criminal act
-punishment
(Motive is not generally an element of a crime)
What are the two types of criminal intent offenses? - (correct
answer) -General intent offenses
-specific intent offenses
What is a crime? - (correct answer) An act, or failure to act,
prohibited by law and punishable by the government
,What is a tort? - (correct answer) An act, or failure to act, in
which the law provides a remedy for the victim through a civil
action (claim and/or lawsuit)
What is probable cause defined? - (correct answer) Facts
and circumstances that would lead a reasonably prudent
person to believe that a criminal offense has probably taken
place and the person charged with the offense probably
committed it
What is a general intent offense? - (correct answer) Only
requires the intent to do the prohibited act. No specific mental
state, evil motive or intent to violate the law is required. All the
government must prove that the perpetrator committed the
act willfully, deliberately, or intentionally and that it was not an
accident
What is a specific intent offense? - (correct answer)
Requires proof of a particular mental state. Requires that the
perpetrator desired the consequences of the actions, as set
forth in the statute. Intentionally, willfully, maliciously,
purposefully, with intent to, through design, with malice
aforethought, and premeditation
,Felony? - (correct answer) And offense for which the
maximum term of imprisonment authorized by statute is MORE
than ONE year
Misdemeanor? - (correct answer) And offense for which the
maximum term of imprisonment authorized by statute is ONE
year OR LESS
Attempts? - (correct answer) An act that constitutes a
substantial step towards the commission of a crime
Jurisdiction? - (correct answer) The power of the
government to act when a criminal offense has been
committed
What are the three different types of jurisdiction? - (correct
answer) -exclusive jurisdiction
-concurrent jurisdiction
-proprietary jurisdiction
, What is exclusive jurisdiction? - (correct answer) Only the
United States government has criminal jurisdiction over the
area
What is concurrent jurisdiction? - (correct answer) Both
United States government and the state government were in
the property is located have criminal jurisdiction over the area
What is proprietary jurisdiction? - (correct answer) The
United States has no more authority over the area than any
other owner of private property
18 USC 13 - (correct answer) The assimilative crimes act
What is the assimilative crimes act? - (correct answer) When
an act occurs on exclusive or concurrent jurisdictional property,
and there is no federal criminal statute that prohibits the act,
the assimilative crimes act allows the federal government to
adopt a state criminal statute that prohibits the act, and
prosecuted in federal court as a federal criminal offense
18 USC 201 - (correct answer) Bribery of public officials and
witnesses
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