Deck 5: Crimes Against Property, public Order and Safety, public Morals and Justice and Public Administration

Question 1

In order to be convicted of the crime of receiving and concealing stolen property the receiver must assume control of the stolen good for at least 48 hours.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Public health regulations are often strict liability offenses.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Child exploitation is a crime in all states.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Using "coarse and indecent language" is usually a more serious offense when directed at a police officer.

Question 5

Illegal drugs that have been consumed by the defendant are considered to be in the defendant's possession.

Question 6

Possession of a gun counts as "use" during the commission of a crime under federal law.

Question 7

Perjury is aFalse statement of a material fact made under oath in the course of a judicial proceeding with the intent to deceive.

Question 8

The crime of money laundering is committed by one who exchanges monetary instruments,knowing that they are the proceeds of crime,for other monetary instruments or equivalent property with intent to conceal the nature,location,source,ownership,or control of the proceeds or to promote criminal conduct

Question 9

Molly was stopped by the police for speeding.The officer told Molly to wait while he went back to his car.Once he was in his car,Molly got out of her car and began to walk away.She was arrested for

A)obstruction of justice
B)perjury
C)tampering with evidence
D)interference with governmental proceedings

Question 10

Fighting words are free speech protected by the Constitution.

Question 11

Possession of virtual child pornography is not a crime because it does not involve real children.

Question 12

Jason,a defendant in a drug conspiracy trial,made a threatening gesture toward a testifying witness.Jason was charged with ____________________________ because the proceedings had to be interrupted for inquiry as to whether the jury saw the gesture and because of Jason's intent to intimidate the witness.Jason was convicted of this charge even though the witness testified that he was not intimidated and the gesture was not observed by the jury.

A)obstruction of justice
B)tampering with the jury
C)contempt of court
D)tampering with a witness

Question 13

Issuing a forged instrument that has little or no value is still a crime because the act still damages the public's confidence in the commercial and legal documents.

Question 14

Federal authorities must notify local authorities upon the release of an inmate convicted of a crime of violence.

Question 15

Vagrancy laws were originally aimed at roving bandits.

Question 16

Having membership in an identified terrorist organization is a crime of terrorism,but giving money to such an organization is not a crime.

Question 17

Economic espionage is the theft of trade secrets,the formulas,patterns,devices,processes,or compilations of information that give companies an advantage over their competitors.

Question 18

Drug possession amounts may be based on weight of pills rather than weight of the effective ingredient in them.

Question 19

The Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act does not allow prosecution for drug trafficking beyond U.S.waters.

Question 20

It is a federal crime to mail information on where an abortion can be obtained.

Question 21

Actus reus elements in larceny include

A)trespass on the possession of the owner
B)embezzlement of funds
C)intent to deprive
D)use of a dangerous weapon

Question 22

To be convicted ofFalse pretenses,a defendant must have

A)misrepresented facts knowingly
B)misrepresented facts mistakenly
C)intended to obtain custody of property
D)intended to transport property

Question 23

Intangible property that conveys value,often in the form of a check or bond,is also called ________________________ ____ _______________.

Question 24

Convictions for larceny may not coincide with a conviction for

A)drug possession
B)extortion
C)possession of the same property
D)embezzlement of different property

Question 25

Federal mail fraud statutes do not include

A)crossing state lines or using interstate carrier
B)intent to defraud
C)radio transmission
D)the victim's reliance on the communication

Question 26

To constitute forgery

A)the document must be tangible property
B)the document must have financial value
C)the change must be to a material part of the document
D)the crime must succeed in gaining something of value

Question 27

Married Women's Property Acts

A)made larceny against a spouse possible
B)gave husbands control over their wives' property
C)gave wives control over their husbands' property
D)made larceny by women a felony

Question 28

One afternoon Larry's doorbell rang and he found a FedEx employee with a large package containing a new computer.Larry knows that the computer is being delivered to him by mistake,but he does not correct the mistake or make any attempt to return it.Larry may be guilty of the crime of

A)forgery
B)larceny
C)fraud
D)robbery

Question 29

The seriousness of crimes against property is not affected by

A)the value of property
B)the value conveyed by the property
C)the method of taking
D)knowledge of the value of the property

Question 30

A conviction for receiving stolen property usually requires that the defendant

A)possessed stolen goods
B)had control over stolen goods
C)received stolen goods unknowingly
D)participated in the theft

Question 31

Federal terrorism statutes were expanded by the

A)PROTECT Act
B)Privacy Act
C)PATRIOT Act
D)Hate Crimes Prevention Act

Question 32

One who knowingly and intentionally makes aFalse representation of material past or present fact to cause the owner to give the offender title to the owner's property has committed the crime of

A)forgery
B)fraud
C)conversion
D)contempt

Question 33

The law of larceny allows defense to be used when the property stolen from the possession of another actually belongs to the alleged thief.This is known as the defense of _______________ __ ___________________.

Question 34

Crimes involving misappropriation of property originated with the crime of

A)burglary
B)larceny
C)robbery
D)fraud

Question 35

Larceny and robbery share the element of

A)carrying away property
B)conversion
C)taking from the person of the victim
D)use of a deadly weapon

Question 36

False representations of fact as an element in fraud include

A)inability to pay bills as promised
B)the sale to cancer patients of "lifesaving" herbs that are medically worthless
C)"puffing" in advertising
D)receiving property as a loan and then keeping it

Question 37

Larceny by trick was first defined in

A)Rex v.Pear-a stolen horse
B)The King v.Brazeley-stolen money
C)Malone v.Smith-stolen oxen
D)State v.Ellis-stolen money

Question 38

In most jurisdictions embezzlement can be committed only by someone who has a duty to another to act in their best interest.This person is called a

A)arsonist
B)robber
C)bailee
D)fiduciary

Question 39

Embezzlement differs from larceny by

A)conversion
B)stealth
C)use of trickery
D)use of force

Question 40

Theft crimes grew out of the common law crime of

A)burglary
B)cheating
C)larceny
D)fraud

Question 41

Why do states have consolidated theft statutes,what are examples of the types of theft not included in these statutes,and how is the defendant notified as to what specific charge or penalty the defendant is facing?

Question 42

_______________________________________ is a crime that involves computers as targets,tools and a vehicle to commit the crime.

Question 43

The act of misappropriating property of another that has been left in your care or custody is called ___________________________.

Question 44

If you worked for Miguel Cordoba's defense attorney on the case of the heirloom ring,Case II in Chapter 1,what recommendations could you make regarding elements of the crime of theft?

Question 45

Blackmail,also known as ______________________,is a form of larceny that puts the victim in danger of harm.

Question 46

A citizen renting a movie from a video store intended to select Flash Gordon for the children,but instead picked up Flesh Gordon,which shows some graphic sex scenes.After the citizen presses charges against the store for distributing obscenity,you are selected for the jury.What standards will the judge ask you to apply?

Question 47

What is robbery,what are its elements and how is the crime of robbery graded in order to determine the severity of the punishment for this crime?

Question 48

Why is obscenity so difficult to define in a legal context?

Question 49

What are the six elements of perjury?

Question 50

Certain categories of people are restricted from receiving delivery of a firearm.List five of those categories.