| Crime Basics |
| #1 |
Which of the following is not an index crime: burglary, robbery, larceny, murder, prostitution? |
Prostitution |
| #2 |
What are recidivists? |
Repeat Offenders |
| #3 |
Give three background factors experienced by an individual that often lead to crime? |
Poverty, Unemployment, Lack of Education, Substance Abuse, etc. |
| #4 |
Besides living in harmony and protecting life and property, what else is a major goal of criminal law? |
Protect the Public |
| #5 |
What is the National Council on Crime & Delinquency's primary suggestion on reducing crime in the U.S.? |
Build Safer Communities |
| Inchoate Crimes & Ancillary Criminals |
| #1 |
What is the term for someone who orders a crime or helps but is not present during the crime? |
Accessory Before the Fact |
| #2 |
What is the term for someone who knows of a crime and helps another avoid capture? |
Accessory After the Fact |
| #3 |
What term is defined as the act of requesting or strongly urging someone to do something illegal? |
Solicitation |
| #4 |
What term is defined as an effort to commit a crime that goes beyond mere preparation and includes a “substantial step” towards committing it but does not result in the crime occurring? |
Attempt |
| #5 |
What term is defined as an agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime along with a “substantial step” towards committing it? |
Conspiracy |
| Homicide |
| #1 |
What is the term for the unjustified killing of another person that is premeditated, deliberate/intentional, and done with malice? |
First Degree Murder |
| #2 |
What is the term for the unintentional killing of another person resulting from reckless conduct? |
Involuntary Manslaughter |
| #3 |
What crime is committed when a girl plans to kill a classmate who posted something mean about her on social media and then breaks into her bedroom, puts a pillow over her face, and suffocates her to death? |
First Degree Murder |
| #4 |
What is the term for the unjustified killing of another person where the victim did something to the killer that would cause a reasonable person to lose self-control or act rashly? |
Voluntary Manslaughter |
| #5 |
What is the term for the unjustified killing of another person, caused by acting with a reckless abandon, and done with malice? |
Second Degree Murder |
