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Q: In most states, prostitution and promoting prostitution are a. felonies. b. misdemeanors. c. not considered crimes. d. crimes that are not generally enforced by authorities.

Q: Which of the following would be guilty of the crime of promoting or soliciting prostitution? a. pimp b. libertine c. nymphomaniac d. Luddite

Q: What are disorderly conduct crimes aimed at? a. sexual intercourse b. serious crime c. sex crime d. bad manners

Q: What type of crimes are a hot-button issue between those who believe that criminal law should enforce morality and those who believe the nonviolent behavior of competent adults is none of the law's business? a. "victimless" crimes against public decency b. sex crimes c. aggravated assault crimes d. homicides

Q: Currently prostitution means all contacts and penetrations as long as they"re done with the intent to a. gratify sexual appetite. b. end in the sex act. c. end in sex between a man and a woman. d. end in sex between persons of the same sex.

Q: The debate between Mill and Stephen concerns the relationship between a. society and government. b. morality and law. c. the haves and have-nots. d. civil and criminal law.

Q: States can control the time, place and manner, but can not control the content of a. panhandling. b. prostitution. c. loitering. d. solicitation.

Q: Which of the following is notan example of a "victimless crime"? a. loitering b. substance abuse c. embezzlement d. assisted suicide

Q: The term "victimless crime" usually only applies to the conduct of a. minors. b. adults. c. gang members. d. minorities.

Q: In medieval times, who had power to try and punish crimes against morals? a. government b. king c. church d. monarch

Q: In Morales v. Chicago, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the city's anti-gang ordinance was unconstitutional because it a. violated equal protection. b. discriminated against blacks. c. unreasonably interfered with First Amendment rights. d. was void for vagueness.

Q: In addition to criminal penalties, cities have also turned to what other remedies to control gang activity? a. interlocutory order b. mandate to cease c. warrant to stop d. civil remedies

Q: To deal with gang problems, many cities have utilized the civil remedy of an injunction to abate a. public nuisances. b. public order crimes. c. quality of life crimes. d. breaches of the peace.

Q: The Constitution does not permit a legislature to set a net large enough to catch a. all possible gang members. b. all possible prostitutes. c. all possible rapists. d. all possible offenders.

Q: Which of the following is not an issue addressed by the "Matrix Program?" a. vandalism b. graffiti c. littering d. rape

Q: Which of the following is not a factor used by courts when testing for the validity of a time, place, and manner regulation? a. the content of the speech b. a significant government interest c. other channels of expression d. thegroup/person making the speech

Q: What is the name of a temporary court order to do or to stop doing something? a. a preliminary injunction b. a primary injunction c. a positive injunction d. a permanent injunction

Q: First Amendment rights are virtually unrestricted in which of the following areas? a. streets b. airports c. bus stations d. subways

Q: Because begging is protected speech, attempts to regulate it must meet the requirements of which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution? a. First b. Fourth c. Fifth d. Sixth

Q: Panhandling statutes do not apply to a. individuals who are begging for money on the street. b. individuals who are only begging for food on the street. c. individuals on the street who advertise that they will to work for food. d. organized charities that solicit donations on the street.

Q: Enforcing the laws regulating the behavior of homeless and other street people generates controversy because a. the behavior they seek to regulate is not a major concern. b. they seem to target the poorest and weakest members of society in order to make life more convenient for those who are better off. c. the police are not trained for this kind of job. d. there are too few homeless and street people to be concerned about.

Q: The crime of loitering refers to a. being without any visible means of support or employment. b. being homeless. c. standing around with no apparent purpose. d. harassing others who pass by.

Q: In what case did the U.S. Court struck down the Jacksonville, Florida, vagrancy ordinance, which was nearly identical to virtually every other vagrancy law in the country? a. Edwards v. California b. Mayor of New York v. Miln c. Papischristou v. City of Jacksonville d. Parker v. Municipal Judge

Q: The crime of vagrancy refers to a. being poor and homeless. b. refusing to take suitable work. c. poor people roaming around without visible means of support. d. people hanging around with no apparent purpose.

Q: Courts began striking down vagrancy and loitering laws because they violated what doctrine? a. void for overbreadth b. ex post facto law c. bill of attainder d. void for vagueness

Q: In what case did the U.S. Supreme Court tighten the constitutional restrictions on loitering statutes? a. Kolender v. Lawson b. Mayor of New York v. Miln c. Papischristou v. City of Jacksonville d. Parker v. Municipal Judge

Q: The broken windows theory was originated by a. Wilson and Kelling. b. Skogan. c. Rogers and Hammerstein. d. Johnson and Keslo.

Q: What theory suggests that public order crime is serious because it eventually causes more serious crimes? a. abandoned neighborhoods b. un-mended fences c. anomic communities d. broken windows

Q: Laws targeting poor people's behavior, and the attitudes behind them, began to change during a. the Great Depression. b. World War Two. c. the Korean War. d. the Civil Rights Protests.

Q: In a careful and extensive survey of a representative sample of high- and low-crime neighborhoods in major cities what topped the list of worries among all classes, races, and ethnic groups, among both men and women? a. public drinking b. loitering c. prostitution d. murder

Q: At common law, the offenses of unlawful assembly and rout involved ____ or more persons. a. three b. four c. five d. twelve

Q: The Model Penal Code disorderly conduct statute requires the mens rea of a. negligence. b. strict liability. c. recklessness or knowledge. d. knowledge.

Q: Broken windows theory is concerned with which of the following? a. a direct link between disorder and crime b. a direct link between prostitution and crime c. a direct link between drug-dealing and crime d. a direct link between pandering and crime

Q: Current disorderly conduct statutes grew out of the common law crime of a. breaking the peace. b. breach of the peace. c. public misconduct. d. public disorder.

Q: Today, disorderly conduct crimes are most often referred to as a. quality of life crimes. b. public crimes. c. disorderly crimes. d. bad manners.

Q: Discuss, compare, and contrast contemporary burglary and criminal trespass. Be sure to provide examples.

Q: Discuss, compare, and contrast common law burglary with typical current burglary statutes. Be sure to provide examples.

Q: Computer crime often involves ____________ property.

Q: _____________ generally do not affect network performance, as their malicious activities are mostly confined within the target computer itself.

Q: The heart of the crime of criminal trespass is ________ another person's property.

Q: Extortion is taking someone's property by threatening _______ harm.

Q: Robbery involves taking property through the use of force or the _________ of force.

Q: In order to improve the law of theft, many states have passed ______________ theft statutes.

Q: The form of theft involving deceit is called false ____________.

Q: In embezzlement, the ____________ replaces the usual taking requirement.

Q: A whole new vocabulary has grown up to describe the ways hackers commit .

Q: The more than nine annual identity theft "victims spend an average of 600 hours over 2 to 4 years and $1400 to clear their names.

Q: Identity theft is the crime committed most often in the United States a. true b. false

Q: The Model Penal Code created three degrees of criminal trespass. a. true b. false

Q: Burglary and arson are both crimes against persons. a. true b. false

Q: Trespass used to be limited to unauthorized invasions of physical property. a. true b. false

Q: Criminal trespass is a narrower crime than burglary. a. true b. false

Q: Despite the broad scope of burglary statutes the offense never invites injustices. a. true b. false

Q: In some jurisdictions, the entering element of burglary has been supplemented by a surreptitious remaining element. a. true b. false

Q: The first nonconsensual, non violent taking felony was larceny. a. true b. false

Q: For common-law burglary, a circumstance element was that the crime occurred at night. a. true b. false

Q: In many states, there is more than one type or degree of burglary. a. true b. false

Q: Because burglary is defined so broadly, many states divide it into several degrees. a. true b. false

Q: Burglary is a strict liability crime. a. true b. false

Q: Cybercrimes are really new ways to commit the three ancient kinds of property crimes: taking it, damaging or destroying it, and invading it. a. true b. false

Q: The definition of burglary today is broader than the common law definition. a. true b. false

Q: Burglary is a specific-intent crime. a. true b. false

Q: Receiving stolen property is a crime that applies only to those who sell stolen property for profit. a. true b. false

Q: All states have repealed offenses involving receipt of stolen property. a. true b. false

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