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Larceny involves force or fear,but robbery does not.

A) True
B) False

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Bert pushes Connie to the ground,grabbing her phone as she falls.The use of force or fear is required for this act to constitute


A) bribery.
B) any crime.
C) larceny.
D) robbery.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Sid offers Tina,a city inspector,money to overlook health code violations in his restaurant.Tina accepts the money and overlooks the violations.Sid is charged with the crime of bribery.The crime occurred when


A) Sid violated the health code.
B) Sid offered the bribe.
C) Tina accepted the bribe.
D) Tina overlooked the violations.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Embezzlement includes the making or altering of any writing in a way that changes the legal rights and liabilities of another.

A) True
B) False

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To constitute the crime of bribery,the bribe must consist of money.

A) True
B) False

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A statute that prohibits theft by means of false pretenses usually applies only to goods,not to services or cash.

A) True
B) False

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The most potent weapons against white-collar criminals include the federal laws prohibiting mail and wire fraud.

A) True
B) False

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The Computer Access Device and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act prohibits cyber theft.

A) True
B) False

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Haji is arrested at a warehouse in Industrial Park and is charged with the crime of theft.Haji will be prosecuted by


A) the victim of the crime.
B) a district attorney or an attorney general.
C) a judge.
D) a jury.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Erica,a police officer,wants to search the offices of Debit & Credit,Accountants.She asks Judge Bern to issue a warrant.No warrant for a search can be issued without


A) double jeopardy.
B) probable cause.
C) reasonable doubt.
D) immunity.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Posing as eBank,Frank e-mails Grace,asking her to update her credit-card information through a link in the e-mail.She clicks on the link and types in the data,which Frank promptly sells to Hector.This is


A) hacking.
B) no crime.
C) phishing.
D) cyberterrorism.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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An act of omission cannot be a crime.

A) True
B) False

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A specified state of mind,or intent,is not necessary to establish criminal liability.

A) True
B) False

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The U.S.Constitution provides safeguards that apply not only in federal but also in state courts.

A) True
B) False

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Ed works for Family Dwellings Inc. ,an investment firm that buys,renovates,and rents foreclosed houses.Ed steals his employer's digital files to start his own competing business,Good Homes LLC.This is


A) wire fraud.
B) robbery.
C) larceny.
D) no crime.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Lon is an employee of Motor Parts,an auto parts store.On the orders of his employer,he switches trademarks on parts that come into the store to be sold to consumers.This is most likely


A) forgery.
B) larceny.
C) robbery.
D) no crime.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Franny is charged with a crime.Almost all federal courts and some state courts would not hold Franny liable if,at the time of the offense,as a result of a mental disease or defect,she lacked substantial capacity to obey the law and to appreciate


A) the power of the police.
B) the authority of the court.
C) the wrongfulness of her conduct.
D) the fruits of her crime.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Malware is a hacker whose purpose is to create a serious negative impact.

A) True
B) False

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It is not a crime to use income obtained from racketeering activity to buy an interest in a legitimate enterprise as long as the deal is otherwise legal.

A) True
B) False

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In a criminal case,the state must prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt.

A) True
B) False

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