Chapter 8 T/F

In a phishing attack, the perpetrator "fishes" for financial data and passwords from a consumer by posing as a legitimate business. a. True b. False

True

Individuals who are arrested must be informed of certain constitutional rights. a. True b. False

True

One element that normally must exist for a person to be convicted of a crime is the performance of a prohibited act. a. True b. False

True

One purpose of criminal sanctions is to deter others from committing similar crimes in the future. a. True b. False

True

Picking pockets is not robbery. a. True b. False

True

Public officials prosecute criminal defendants. a. True b. False

True

The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches by the government. a. True b. False

True

The purpose of the exclusionary rule is to encourage criminals to provide exclusive evidence of their crimes. a. True b. False

True

Using social media to defraud is a federal crime. a. True b. False

True

. Under the exclusionary rule, illegally obtained evidence may not be included in any criminal prosecution. a. True b. False

True

A company takes a risk by storing its online customers' credit-card numbers. a. True b. False

True

A kickback for a special favor or service is a form of bribery in some situations. a. True b. False

True

A person's intent to return embezzled property—or its actual return—is not a defense to the crime of embezzlement. a. True b. False

True

A suspect cannot be tried twice in the same court for the same crime. a. True b. False

True

A wrongful mental state is typically required to establish criminal liability. a. True b. False

True

All persons who are arrested have the constitutional right to remain silent. a. True b. False

True

Changing a trademark is forgery. a. True b. False

True

Constitutional safeguards to protect the rights of individuals apply in federal courts. a. True b. False

True

Corporations, like persons, can be liable for crimes. a. True b. False

True

Crimes occurring in a business context are popularly referred to as white-collar crime. a. True b. False

True

Felonies are punishable by imprisonment for more than a year or death. a. True b. False

True

A crime can be committed only against persons. a. True b. False

False

A cyber terrorist might target a government agency, but not a business. a. True b. False

False

A misdemeanor is a crime punishable only by a fine. a. True b. False

False

A stolen credit card is more likely to hurt the cardholder than a merchant. a. True b. False

False

Counterfeiting is robbery. a. True b. False

False

Criminal law spells out the duties that exist between persons or between citizens and their governments. a. True b. False

False

Embezzlement can be committed only by physically taking property from the possession of another. a. True b. False

False

Falsifying public records or altering a legal document is larceny. a. True b. False

False

In a criminal case, the state must prove its case by a preponderance of the evidence. a. True b. False

False

. It is a federal crime to use income obtained from racketeering activity to buy an interest in any enterprise. a. True b. False

True

It is not a crime to defraud the public through the use of e-mail ads. a. True b. False

False

No federal statute specifically addresses cyber crime. a. True b. False

False

Ordinarily, "ignorance of the law" or a mistaken idea about what the law requires is a valid defense to criminal liability. a. True b. False

False

The sanctions imposed on criminal wrongdoers are the same as those applied in civil cases. a. True b. False

False