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Chapter 3

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Mary fails to report suspected child abuse. Failure to report can lead to criminal liability by omission. Which omission would satisfy the actus reus requirement specific to Mary's situation?   Relationship  
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Crimes that do not require mens rea or criminal intent are known as   Strict Liability Offenses  
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This is the intent to commit a wrongful act without a legitimate cause or excuse   Malice  
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This type of intent is the intent to commit the actus reus or criminal act of the crime only   General Intent  
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If George pushes Gary, who cannot swim, into a lake; Gary struggles and cries out for help; and George fails to assist, George can be guilty of a crime. Which omission would satisfy the actus reus requirement specific to George's situation?   Creation Of Peril  
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This type of mens rea or criminal intent in which the defendant unconsciously creates a risk of harm and does not act like a reasonable person under the circumstances   Negligence  
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This form of causation is the requirement that the defendant's conduct was the cause in fact of the harm   Factual  
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A woman took an intoxicated man into her home and allowed him to use the bathroom. He emerged from the bathroom, collapsed, and was later dragged outside, where he died.Which omission would satisfy the actus reus requirement?   Voluntary Assumption Of Care  
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This type of concurrence states that the mens rea must be linked to the actus reus it is intended to accompany   Motivational Concurrence  
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These crimes are offenses that are not complete without actual harm   Result Crime  
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Temporal concurrence means that the __________ must accompany the __________ in time   Mens Rea ; Actus Reus  
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The doctrines of legality and lenity fit within the __________ part of the criminal law   General  
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Which is not one of the basic elements of criminal liability   Coincidence  
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Reckless driving is an example of a ___________ crime.   Conduct  
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Causation, the requirement that the defendant is responsible for the harm, applies only to __________ crimes   Result  
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Crimes that are complete when the criminal act and criminal intent concur are known as   Conduct Crimes  
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The requirement that the defendant is responsible for the harm in result crimes is known as   Causation  
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Laws that make it a crime for someone to fail to come to the aid of another who is danger are known as   Bad Samaritan Laws  
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Another event besides the actions of the defendant that resulted in the harm after the defendant acted is known as a(n) __________ cause.   Interventing  
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Which is not one of the three basic elements to criminal liability?   Malum Prohibitum  
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Three forms of strict liability crimes?   Statutory Rape , Selling Alcohol To Minors , and Traffic Offenses  
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"I know it is dangerous to drive under the influence of alcohol and drugs , but I do it anyway and cause a fatal car accident"   Reckless  
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"I didn't know the gun was loaded and dangerous , so I let my five- year old son play with it and he fatally shot himself"   Negligence  
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"I am practically certain that if I fire multiple gunshots into a crowded room someone will be killed"   Knowledge  
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"I have the specific intent to kill my neighbor"   Purpose  
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The defendant claims to misunderstand or misinterpret the law as it applies to the specific circumstances is ______   Mistake Of Law  
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A misunderstanding of misinterpretation by the defendant about a relevant fact. Potentially used as a defense or to negate the mens rea requirement of a crime is _____   Mistake Of Fact  
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Law requiring you to act or report child abuse   Statue  
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Fail to care for two parties. Ex: Nursing Home   Contract  
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Letting an intoxicated truck driver drive a truck even though the owner knows he's intoxicated   Duty To Control Conduct Of Another  
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By blocking the exit of a nightclub & it catches on fire then the nightclub owner is liable for the deaths   Landowner Duty  
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Another event besides the actions of the defendant that resulted in the harm after the defendant acted   Interventing Cause  
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Robbing a bank & if you run someone over and they die then you are charged with murder is called _____   Felony Murder  
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A defendant who doesn't know there is a law applying to his or her activity   Ignorance Of The Law  
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