Deck 12: Crimes Against the Person and Human Habitation

Question 1

What is the essence of the crime of robbery?

A) Exertion of force
B) Threat
C) All of the above
D) None of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

What term describes a crime containing certain elements of a more serious crime?

A) Smaller included offense
B) Lesser included offense
C) Minor included offense
D) None of the above

Answer 2

Lesser included offense

Question 3

What is an example of robbery?

A) Picking a person's pocket
B) Forging a person's signature
C) Borrowing a person's car
D) Snatching a $100 dollar bill from a person

Answer 3

Snatching a $100 dollar bill from a person

Question 4

What term describes putting a person in fear?

A) Threat of force
B) Danger of force
C) Warning of force
D) Risk of force

Question 5

At common law, what is an example of mayhem?

A) Cutting off a toe
B) Cutting off a fingernail
C) Cutting off a finger
D) Cutting off a lock of hair

Question 6

What term describes disfiguration or mutilation of another?

A) Maim
B) Mayhem
C) Aggravated assault
D) Domestic violence

Question 7

To be classified as battery, the physical contact has to satisfy what requirement?

A) General criminal intent
B) Reckless behavior
C) All of the above
D) None of the above

Question 8

What item satisfies requirements to be qualified as a dangerous weapon?

A) Gulf club
B) Baseball bat
C) Knife
D) All of the above

Question 9

What is an example of aggravated assault?

A) Assault with intent to commit felony
B) Assault with intent to murder
C) Assault with intent to commit unarmed robbery
D) All of the above

Question 10

What laws prevent rape victims from re-victimization?

A) Rape shield laws
B) Rape refuge laws
C) Rape safeguard laws
D) Rape shelter laws

Question 11

In some states, what conduct is included in sexual assault?

A) Rape by fraud
B) Rape by deception
C) All of the above
D) None of the above

Question 12

What term describes following a person around and threatening him or her with violence?

A) Chasing
B) Stalking
C) Shadowing
D) All of the above

Question 13

How is the Internet used in cyber-harassment?

A) To make new friends
B) To promote products or services
C) To solicit clients
D) To continuously intervene in another's life

Question 14

What are crimes against habitation at common law?

A) Burglary and arson
B) Statutory burglary and statutory arson
C) All of the above
D) None of the above

Question 15

How many elements of the crime does the prosecution have to prove to convict a perpetrator of the crime of common law burglary?

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

Question 16

What is curtilage?

A) Farm
B) Enclosed space of ground and buildings immediately surrounding a dwelling house
C) Ranch
D) Dwelling house and its front yard

Question 17

Under the common law crime of burglary, the entry into the dwelling house must occur by what part of the perpetrator's body?

A) Arm
B) Leg
C) Foot
D) All of the above

Question 18

Under the common law crime of arson, who must occupy the dwelling house?

A) Perpetrator of the crime
B) Person other than the perpetrator of the crime
C) All of the above
D) None of the above

Question 19

At common law, how must the fire have been set to constitute arson?

A) Negligently
B) Accidentally
C) Intentionally
D) All of the above

Question 20

What term describes a failed effort to commit arson?

A) Unsuccessful arson
B) Attempted arson
C) Unfinished arson
D) Partial arson

Question 21

A person can be convicted of both crimes - the lesser offense and the greater offense.

Question 22

If the person from whom the personal property is stolen is unaware that the crime has happened, it is still the crime of robbery.

Question 23

In California, the punishment for mayhem is imprisonment in the state prison.

Question 24

Today, mayhem is a felony in many states.

Question 25

An assault can occur only with a battery.

Question 26

In many states, aggravated assault is felony by statute.

Question 27

Sexual assault is a collection of crimes more narrow than rape.

Question 28

Some states have created "Romeo and Juliet"
defenses to deal with sexual risks inherent in the dating of teenagers.

Question 29

In California, police officers must give a "Victims of Domestic Violence"
warning to domestic violence victims.

Question 30

In some states, terms cyber-bullying and cyber-harassment are used to describe the same crime.

Question 31

Statutory arson is a crime against human habitation.

Question 32

At common law, "a dwelling house" is an element of crimes against habitation.

Question 33

Under the common law definition of burglary, the requirement that the dwelling house be of another refers to ownership rather than occupancy.

Question 34

All states have enacted statutes referred to as statutory burglary.

Question 35

At common law, crime of arson has been directed to protect people rather than property.

Question 36

In some states, if a building is damaged by fire, it is enough to satisfy the burning requirement for statutory arson.

Question 37

To be qualified as ________, the taking must be from the person.

Question 38

To mutilate a person in any way is commonly called to ________.

Question 39

At common law, mayhem was a(n) ________.

Question 40

When an attacker aims an unloaded gun at another, the attacker commits a criminal ________.

Question 41

The unlawful application of force on another person is a(n) ________.

Question 42

Sexual intercourse with a minor under the age set by the specific state statute is called ________ rape.

Question 43

The use of the Internet to malign and threaten a person is ________.

Question 44

At common law, arson is a crime against ________.

Question 45

The forced entry of a secured dwelling house is a(n) ________.

Question 46

Burning of one's own house to collect insurance is an example of statutory ________.

Question 47

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Cyber-harassment

A) Crime that contains some, but not all, elements of a greater offense
B) Any unwanted sex contact
C) Burning of one's own house to collect insurance
D) Willful and malicious burning of the dwelling house of another
E) Attempt to commit a battery
F) Assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime
G) Use of the Internet to repeatedly interfere with a person's life
H) Burglary that does not contain all of the elements of common law burglary
I) Cripple or mutilate in any way
J) Intimidation

Question 48

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Maim

A) Crime that contains some, but not all, elements of a greater offense
B) Any unwanted sex contact
C) Burning of one's own house to collect insurance
D) Willful and malicious burning of the dwelling house of another
E) Attempt to commit a battery
F) Assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime
G) Use of the Internet to repeatedly interfere with a person's life
H) Burglary that does not contain all of the elements of common law burglary
I) Cripple or mutilate in any way
J) Intimidation

Question 49

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Sexual assault

A) Crime that contains some, but not all, elements of a greater offense
B) Any unwanted sex contact
C) Burning of one's own house to collect insurance
D) Willful and malicious burning of the dwelling house of another
E) Attempt to commit a battery
F) Assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime
G) Use of the Internet to repeatedly interfere with a person's life
H) Burglary that does not contain all of the elements of common law burglary
I) Cripple or mutilate in any way
J) Intimidation

Question 50

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Aggravated assault

A) Crime that contains some, but not all, elements of a greater offense
B) Any unwanted sex contact
C) Burning of one's own house to collect insurance
D) Willful and malicious burning of the dwelling house of another
E) Attempt to commit a battery
F) Assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime
G) Use of the Internet to repeatedly interfere with a person's life
H) Burglary that does not contain all of the elements of common law burglary
I) Cripple or mutilate in any way
J) Intimidation

Question 51

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Statutory arson

A) Crime that contains some, but not all, elements of a greater offense
B) Any unwanted sex contact
C) Burning of one's own house to collect insurance
D) Willful and malicious burning of the dwelling house of another
E) Attempt to commit a battery
F) Assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime
G) Use of the Internet to repeatedly interfere with a person's life
H) Burglary that does not contain all of the elements of common law burglary
I) Cripple or mutilate in any way
J) Intimidation

Question 52

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Lesser included offense

A) Crime that contains some, but not all, elements of a greater offense
B) Any unwanted sex contact
C) Burning of one's own house to collect insurance
D) Willful and malicious burning of the dwelling house of another
E) Attempt to commit a battery
F) Assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime
G) Use of the Internet to repeatedly interfere with a person's life
H) Burglary that does not contain all of the elements of common law burglary
I) Cripple or mutilate in any way
J) Intimidation

Question 53

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Statutory burglary

A) Crime that contains some, but not all, elements of a greater offense
B) Any unwanted sex contact
C) Burning of one's own house to collect insurance
D) Willful and malicious burning of the dwelling house of another
E) Attempt to commit a battery
F) Assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime
G) Use of the Internet to repeatedly interfere with a person's life
H) Burglary that does not contain all of the elements of common law burglary
I) Cripple or mutilate in any way
J) Intimidation

Question 54

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Assault

A) Crime that contains some, but not all, elements of a greater offense
B) Any unwanted sex contact
C) Burning of one's own house to collect insurance
D) Willful and malicious burning of the dwelling house of another
E) Attempt to commit a battery
F) Assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime
G) Use of the Internet to repeatedly interfere with a person's life
H) Burglary that does not contain all of the elements of common law burglary
I) Cripple or mutilate in any way
J) Intimidation

Question 55

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Arson

A) Crime that contains some, but not all, elements of a greater offense
B) Any unwanted sex contact
C) Burning of one's own house to collect insurance
D) Willful and malicious burning of the dwelling house of another
E) Attempt to commit a battery
F) Assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime
G) Use of the Internet to repeatedly interfere with a person's life
H) Burglary that does not contain all of the elements of common law burglary
I) Cripple or mutilate in any way
J) Intimidation

Question 56

Match the terms with their descriptions:

-Threat of force

A) Crime that contains some, but not all, elements of a greater offense
B) Any unwanted sex contact
C) Burning of one's own house to collect insurance
D) Willful and malicious burning of the dwelling house of another
E) Attempt to commit a battery
F) Assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime
G) Use of the Internet to repeatedly interfere with a person's life
H) Burglary that does not contain all of the elements of common law burglary
I) Cripple or mutilate in any way
J) Intimidation

Question 57

Define robbery. Compare and contrast robbery and larceny.

Question 58

Define assault and battery. Compare and contrast these crimes.

Question 59

Define common law burglary and statutory burglary. Compare and contrast these crimes.

Question 60

After Linda withdrew $1000 from the ATM, a man approached her, saying, "Give me your money or I'll shoot you!"
He showed her a handgun, and Linda gave her money to him. After this man was charged with robbing Linda, his defense attorney argued that "force and violence"
requirement of the crime of robbery has not been satisfied since the "handgun"
was only a cigarette lighter. Do you agree? Present your arguments.

Question 61

Discuss the importance of new American laws addressing crimes against the person committed with the use of the Internet.