Chapter 3 Quiz

Which is not one of the basic elements of criminal liability?

Coincidence

Reckless driving is an example of a __________ crime.

Conduct

Crimes that are complete when the criminal act and criminal intent concur are known as:

Conduct crimes.

The doctrines of legality and lenity fit within the ________ part of the criminal law.

General.

This type of intent is the intent to commit the actus reus or criminal act of the crime only.

General.

This is the intent to commit a wrongful act without a legitimate cause or excuse

Malice

Temporal concurrence means that the ____________ must accompany the ____________ in time.

Mens rea; actus reus

This type of concurrence states that the mens rea must be linked to the actus reus it is intended to accompany.

Motivational

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

Causation, the requirement that the defendant is responsible for the harm, applies only to ___________ crimes.

Result

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?

Statute

Crimes that do not require mens rea or criminal intent are known as:

Strict liability offenses.

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

Another event besides the actions of the defendant that resulted in the harm after the defendant acted is known as a(n) __________ cause.

Intervening.

Laws that make it a crime for someone to fail to come to the aid of another who is in danger are known as:

Omission laws.

Which is not one of the three basic elements of criminal liability? A. Actus Reus B. Mens rea C. Malum prohibitum D. Concurrence

C. Malum prohibitum.

This form of causation is the requirement that the defendant's conduct was the cause in fact of the harm.

Factual

These crimes are offenses that are not complete without actual harm.

result

The requirement that the defendant is responsible for the harm in result crimes is known as:

Causation.

A woman took an intoxicated man into her home and allowed him to use the bathroom, knowing his intent was to inject heroin (she even gave him a spoon to help prepare his injection). He emerged from the bathroom, collapsed, and was later dragged outside, where he died. The woman was found guilty of manslaughter. Which omission would satisfy the actus reus requirement specific to this woman's situation?

Voluntary Assumption of Care