AZ Post Intro to Criminal Law Exam With Verified Questions and Answers
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AZ Post Intro to Criminal Law Exam With
Verified Questions and Answers
Three kinds of laws: - answerStatutory, Constitutional, Case
Case Law: - answer...a decision made by a judge that changes the way we use or interpret
statutes.
In the majority of criminal cases, the courts are looking at th...
AZ Post Intro to Criminal Law Exam With
Verified Questions and Answers
Three kinds of laws: - answer✔✔Statutory, Constitutional, Case
Case Law: - answer✔✔...a decision made by a judge that changes the way we use or interpret
statutes.
In the majority of criminal cases, the courts are looking at the officer's ___________ in his/her
actions in determining whether he/she acted in compliance with the constitution, statutes, or case
law. - answer✔✔"Reasonableness"
Alternatives to prosecution: - answer✔✔Mediation, warnings, civil remedies, referral services
Mediation: - answer✔✔...victim or witness may be used as a mediation tool or the officer may
act as the mediator in this alternative to prosecution/arrest
Warnings: - answer✔✔...an officer's discretion allows the use of verbal/written warnings instead
of arrest or citations
Civil Remedies: - answer✔✔...when a situation is very minor and the parties may wish to handle
the problem themselves rather than get the police involved.
Ex: a minor fender bender
Referral Services: - answer✔✔... there are a multitude of these that may be used in lieu of an
arrest
Conduct: - answer✔✔... an act or omission and its accompanying culpable mental state.
Crime: - answer✔✔... a felony or a misdemeanor. Does not include "petty offense"
Criminal Street Gang: - answer✔✔... an ongoing formal or informal association of persons
whose members or associates, individually or collectively, engage in the commission, attempted
commission, facilitation or solicitation of any felony act and which has at least one individual
who is a criminal street gang member
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