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Q: Of the personality disorders found in spies, the two most common are a. borderline and narcissistic b. avoidant and schizoid c. antisocial and borderline d. antisocial and narcissistic

Q: An intense form of anxiety, tension, and rage, experienced by an individual with latent homosexual tendencies, is better known as a. gay panic b. homosexual panic c. provocation d. a or b

Q: One thing that almost all spies have in common is a. an inability to accept responsibility for their own actions b. an intense dislike for their government c. a need for power and success d. demanding spouses

Q: People v. Ferguson (1998) is a famous example of the _______________ in action a. insanity defense b. black rage defense c. automatism defense d. Early Arab trauma defense

Q: One of the most damaging spies in United States history was a. Tomoya Kawakita b. Robert Philip Hanssen c. Aldrich Hazen Ames d. Alger Hiss

Q: A person is provoked, but unwilling or unable to retaliate against the original provocateur, and later aggresses against a seemingly innocent target. This is likely an example of a. displaced aggression b. sublimation c. catharsis d. reinforced aggression

Q: Jim takes the car of another without permission with the intent of driving it around the neighborhood, thirty minutes later he returns the car undamaged to the same spot he had taken it. Jim is likely guilty of a. nothing b. larceny of auto c. joy-riding if such a statute exists in this jurisdiction d. a or c

Q: The original research on the rape trauma syndrome (RTS) was conducted using _______________ as subjects a. female college students presenting at a counseling center during a three year period b. female college students presenting at a counseling center during a one year period c. women presenting at a Boston hospital emergency room during a three year period d. women presenting at a Boston hospital emergency room during a one year period

Q: The only crime specifically defined in the Constitution is a. mutiny b. treason c. subversion d. sabotage

Q: In a trial for rape, evidence of RTS is usually introduced to put the _______________ actions into context a. defendant's b. victim's c. assailant's d. victim's family members

Q: Communication intended to stir up treason or rebellion against the government is called a. mutiny b. syndicalism c. subversion d. sedition

Q: The original research on rape trauma syndrome has been criticized for all of the following reasons except a. inconsistent interviewing methods b. lack of control groups c. lack of sufficient sample size d. none of the above

Q: Technological advances such as the widespread use of _______________in the 1950s, have made it increasingly difficult to control the distribution of sensitive information. a. Xerox copiers b. television c. small cameras d. radio transmitters

Q: "Precocious sex" is also known as a. prostitution b. operating a bawdy house c. underage sex d. deviant sex

Q: According to the battered woman syndrome, this phase is characterized by unusual calm and attempts to make up for abusive behavior a. acute battering b. tension building c. contrite and loving d. none of the above

Q: In the past, "consensual crimes" were also known as a. quality of life crimes b. unlawful assembly crimes c. guilt by association d. victimless crimes

Q: According to the battered woman syndrome, this phase is characterized by the victim's leaving the relationship temporarily a. acute battering b. tension building c. contrite and loving d. none of the above

Q: First Amendment restrictions on censorship are relaxed when it comes to a. obscenity b. prurient interests c. pornographic magazines d. child pornography

Q: Criticisms of the research underlying the battered woman syndrome include all of the following except a. failure to employ a proper control group b. failure to employ appropriate statistical tests c. failure to interview the victims of battered women syndrome d. failure to employ controls to guard against researcher bias

Q: The English offense of "Imagining the death of our lord the King,'' is likely a very early example of the crime of a. treason b. espionage c. mutiny d. sedition

Q: The phenomenon of hostages forming an identification with, and bonding to their captors is called the a. China Syndrome b. Stockholm Syndrome c. Love Fear Syndrome d. Identification with the Aggressor Syndrome

Q: The willful taking of a false oath in a judicial proceeding in regard to material matter at issue before the court is a. contempt b. obstruction of justice c. perjury d. subornation of perjury

Q: The precursor to the battered woman syndrome was the research done on a. learned helplessness b. locus of control c. cognitive maps d. experimentally-induced neurosis

Q: Exciting and stirring up lawsuits between people is known as a. barratry b. bribery c. affray d. bigamy

Q: The original proponent of the battered women syndrome a. Margaret Hagen b. Ossian Sweet c. Lenore Walker d. Edward Kempf

Q: Offenses such as disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct, fighting in public, vagrancy, illegal loitering, and public intoxication, are known collectively as a. counterfeiting b. paraphilias c. crimes against nature d. crimes against the public order

Q: According to the battered woman syndrome, the three phases of a battering cycle in their correct order, are a. acute battering, contrite and loving, tension building b. contrite and loving, tension building, acute battering c. contrite and loving, acute battering, tension building d. tension building, acute battering, contrite and loving

Q: At common law, the mutual combat of two or more persons in a public place is called a(n) a. affray b. contempt c. bribery d. criminal nuisance

Q: According to the battered woman syndrome, this phase is characterized by a series of minor verbal and physical battering events a. acute battering b. tension building c. contrite and loving d. none of the above

Q: Under the common law, the malicious burning of the dwelling of another is a. 2nd degree arson b. 3rd degree arson c. arson d. dwelling scorching

Q: A set of symptoms and signs that occur in a regular pattern from patient to patient, and that collectively indicate or characterize a disease, psychological disorder, or other abnormal condition, is known as a a. syndrome b. diagnosis c. manifestation d. cluster

Q: Crimes such as bribery, subornation of perjury, and tampering with witnesses or evidence, are known collectively as a. common law misdemeanors b. crimes against the administration of justice c. obstruction of justice d. both a and b

Q: The topic of the book "The Courage to Heal" was a. repressed memories of alleged incest b. self-hypnosis c. self-help for phobias d. dealing with rape

Q: A person who buys a large screen TV for a ridiculously low price and is asked to pay cash, is likely guilty of a. custody violation b. wrongful possession c. larceny d. receiving stolen property

Q: The mental process by which distressing thoughts, memories, or impulses are excluded from consciousness and left to operate in the unconscious is called a. selective unconsciousness b. dissociation c. repression d. suppression

Q: While standing on a crowded street corner, a person's expensive watch is taken off their wrist without their even being aware of it. The crime committed is most likely a. larceny b. embezzlement c. wrongful possession d. none of the above

Q: An abnormal integration of thoughts, feelings, and experiences into consciousness so that traumatic memories are split off from conscious awareness is called a. selective unconsciousness b. dissociation c. repression d. suppression

Q: A man's wallet is taken at gunpoint. Later, it is discovered that the gun was actually a toy. The crime committed was most likely a. shoplifting b. hijacking c. larceny d. robbery

Q: The case of the _______________ is an example of what can happen when false memories, over-zealous experts, and a fad-desensitized media come together a. Manhattan Beach School b. McMartin School c. Buckey School d. Children's Institute School

Q: The defense that a defendant has been "induced" by law enforcement to commit a crime is called a. entrapment b. fraudulent inducement c. fraud d. intimidation

Q: This drug has been known as "truth serum." a. scopolamine b. 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate c. temazepam d. sodium amytal

Q: Breaking and entering of the dwelling of another in the nighttime with the intent to commit a felony therein, is a. illegal entry b. false pretences c. home invasion d. common law burglary

Q: One judge referred to this as "spectral evidence." a. multiple personalities b. psychological "syndromes" c. "recovered" memories d. "irresistible" impulses

Q: An intoxicated individual is looking for a warm place to rest and he breaks into a house. Upon awakening he notices some expensive coins and takes them. He is most likely guilty of a. breaking and entering and larceny b. burglary c. entering by false pretenses d. nothing because the act was not committed at night

Q: In 1978 Dan White shot and killed Harvey Milk and San Francisco mayor George Moscone. White's defense team claimed that his poor diet contributed to his manic-depressive illness, and that his manic-depressive illness contributed to his homicidal actions. This became known as the _______________ defense. a. junk food b. cupcake c. Milky Way d. Twinkie

Q: An individual's belief in the source of outcomes in life, i.e., that events that occur are the result of a person's actions or of outside forces beyond his or her control, is called a. outcome orientation b. outcome control c. orientation of reinforcement d. locus of control

Q: Which of the following is not a condition for an excusable homicide? a. duress b. jealousy c. necessity d. mistake of fact

Q: Some people believe that good things will happen to good people and bad things will happen to bad people (or that if something bad happens to someone, he or she probably did something that instigated it). This manner of belief is referred to as a. just world beliefs b. life equity beliefs c. just fate beliefs d. self-fulfilling beliefs

Q: A(n) _______________ is an attempt or threat to inflict harm upon a person, or an intentional placing of another person in apprehension of being harmed. a. assault b. threat c. battery d. non-physical battery

Q: "The application of behavioral and social scientific principles to the selection of jurors most sympathetic to a particular side in a court case," is called a. jury consulting b. juror bias determination c. scientific jury selection d. juror profiling

Q: The unlawful application of force to the person of another or to an extension of the other, is called a. rape b. hazing c. physical inducement b. battery

Q: In the 1960s the psychoanalyst Bruno Bettelheim hypothesized that autistic children were produced by mothers who were not competent to bond emotionally with their children. He called these mothers a. refrigerator moms b. emotionally blunted moms c. freezer moms d. icicle moms

Q: The trespassory taking and carrying away of the tangible personal property of another with the intent of depriving the other person of the property permanently or for an unreasonable period of time, is a. conversion b. larceny c. embezzlement d. tresspassing

Q: This person was considered by many to be the "father of forensic psychology". a. Hugo Mnsterberg b. Sigmund Freud c. Martin Seligman d. Clarence Darrow

Q: A garage where they are repairing one's car has legal _______________ of the vehicle until the repair bill is paid. a. possession b. title c. custody d. possessory mortgage

Q: The 1986 Supreme Court case of Batson v. Kentucky concerned peremptory challenge based on a. country of origin b. gender c. race d. religion

Q: An unintentional homicide, committed without malice, which is neither justified nor excused, is a. second-degree murder b. premeditated murder c. involuntary manslaughter d. voluntary manslaughter

Q: It is an old (but certainly unsubstantiated) legal axiom to never accept a juror whose Occupation begins with the letter a. "C" b. "D" c. "P" d. "J"

Q: Self-defense, defense of others, defense of one's dwelling, and killing done under public authority are all examples of a. excusable homicide b. justifiable homicide c. defensive homicide d. assault

Q: Originally developed by Adorno in the 1950s, this personality construct refers to a person's desire for order, well-defined rules, and to punish people who deviate from these rules. Such a personality is called a. prejudicial b. authoritarian c. sociopathic d. fascist

Q: Which of the following are prerequisites for a person to use deadly force in self-defense? a. a woman is threatened by a man wielding a knife b. a man is threatened by another man who says that he will kill him next month c. a man is threatened by a woman with a toy gun which looks real and he believes is real d. both a and c

Q: How many "peremptory challenges" may generally be made by either side in a criminal trial in federal court? a. six for the defense and six for the prosecution b. six for the defense and ten for the prosecution c. ten for the defense and six for the prosecution d. ten for the defense and ten for the prosecution

Q: Which of the following, if present, would help to establish premeditation? a. the defendant's prior possession of the murder weapon b. the defendant's surreptitious approach toward the victim c. prior threats by the defendant to do violence to the victim d. any of the above

Q: There is always a concern that juries is very popular trials (such as the O.J. Simpson trial) may be biased by a. pretrial publicity b. impartiality c. judges who desire to get into show business d. inappropriate relationships between jurors

Q: A killing with malice aforethought, but without premeditation and deliberation is best defined as a. manslaughter b. second-degree murder c. misdemeanor murder d. depraved heart murder

Q: Which of the following is not a method for controlling the effects of pretrial publicity? a. only allowing people to serve on the jury who do not read newspapers or watch TV b. sequestering the jury c. postponing the trial until publicity decreases d. changing the venue of the trial

Q: An intentional homicide under extenuating circumstances that mitigates, but does not justify or excuse the killing, is a. second-degree murder b. premeditated murder c. involuntary manslaughter d. voluntary manslaughter

Q: William burns down Fred's house not knowing that Fred was inside. Fred dies in the fire. William is most likely guilty of a. wanton murder b. felony murder c. transferred intent murder d. none of the above

Q: Which of the following would disqualify an individual from serving on a federal jury? a. having family members residing outside the United States b. having significant marital difficulties c. a felony conviction d. a dishonorable military discharge

Q: Ross sets fire to Kent's house. On the trip back from putting out the fire, a firefighter falls off the fire truck and is killed. Ross is most likely guilty of a. wanton murder b. felony murder c. transferred intent murder d. none of the above

Q: Which of the following would likely be exempt from federal jury service? a. a person who served on a federal jury one year ago b. a police officer c. a full-time mayor of a city d. all the above

Q: An act which is "wrong in itself," and by its very nature illegal because it violates the natural, moral or public principles of a civilized society is called a. malum in se b. malum prohibitum c. mens in se d. actus prohibitum

Q: Which of the following would be an acceptable "challenge for cause"? a. a potential jury member is married to a member of the state bar b. a potential jury member has a relationship with one of the parties in the case c. a potential jury member has committed adultery d. all the above

Q: In those jurisdictions not adopting the "Redline view," if a co-felon is shot and killed by the police while trying to escape the scene of a crime, the remaining co-felon is likely guilty of a. felony murder b. misdemeanor murder c. depraved heart murder d. felonious escape

Q: How many "challenges for cause" may be made by either side in a criminal trial in federal court? a. five b. seven c. twelve d. unlimited

Q: In most jurisdictions first-degree murder would include a. murder committed with premeditation and deliberation b. murder committed with atrocity or cruelty c. committed by torture d. any of the above

Q: In order to be eligible for jury service in the federal system, an individual must demonstrate all the following except a. United States' citizenship b. the ability to read, write, and speak English reasonably well c. loyalty to the United States d. physical and mental capability of service

Q: The physical or external part of a crime is the a. mens rea b. malum in se c. actus reus d. malum prohibitum

Q: Under the common law, a jury verdict must be a. 10 to 2 b. unanimous c. 11 to 1 d. 5 to 1

Q: The mental or internal component of a crime is the a. mens rea b. malum in se c. actus reus d. malum prohibitum