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Test Bank For Essentials of Criminal Justice 7th International Edition by Larry J. Siegel Chapter 3—Criminal Law: Substance and Procedure MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. American civil law is primarily concerned with: a. compensating the injured party for harm. b. protecting the public against harm. c. controlling social values and mores. d. contracting legal obligations between aggrieved individuals. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 84 OBJ: 03-01 2. What desire underlies the broad purposes of the cri...

Stages of litigation - ANSWER-1. Pre-trial phase 2. Trial phase 3. Trial itself Types of attorney fees - ANSWER--fixed: charged for the performance of services -hourly: charged for an indeterminate amount of time in civil cases -contingency: fixed percentage (33%) of a client's earnings from the case, like personal injury pleadings - ANSWER-inform each party of the other's claims, reveal the facts and specify the issues involved in the case contents of the complaint - ANSWER--juri...

1 AIC 30 EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ First Party Focus Correct Answer: Coverage and Amount of damage Second Party Correct Answer: Insurance Company First Party Correct Answer: Insured Third Party Correct Answer: Claimant Third Party Focus Correct Answer: Liability, Coverage, and Amount of damage Third Party Administrator (TPA) 2 Correct Answer: an organization that provides admin services associated with risk financing and insurance. The...

CHAPTER 3— Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The ____________________ is the supreme law of the land, and as such is the basis of all law in the United States. a. Declaration of Independence b. U.S. Penal Code c. U.S. Constitution d. Case law of the United States Supreme Court ANS: C REF: p. 67 OBJ: LO 1 2. Statutes enacted by legislative bodies at any level of government make up a source of law, which is generally referred to as: a. Administrative law b. Case law c. Constitutional law d...

Chapter 3—Inside Criminal Law MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The ____________________ is the supreme law of the land, and as such is the basis of all law in the United States. a. Declaration of Independence b. U.S. Penal Code c. U.S. Constitution d. Case law of the United States Supreme Court ANS: C REF: p. 63 OBJ: LO 1 2. Statutes enacted by legislative bodies at any level of government make up a source of law, which is generally referred to as: a. Administrative law b. Case law c. Constitut...

Civil Procedure II - Final Exam Pleading - ANS Document in which claimants set forth their claims and defending parties respond to the claims and raise defenses. Concerns the sufficiency of each side's allegations. Rule 8(a) - Three things must be in the complaint - ANS 1) Subject Matter Jurisdiction 2) Short and plain statement of the claim. 3) A demand for relief sought. Twombly and Icqbal, boiled down, say three things - ANS a. Plaintiff must plead fac...

What 3 elements would make robbery aggravated - Cause serious bodily injury, use or exhibits a deadly weapon, cause bodily injury to another person or place in fear of immenent bodily injury or death and the person is 65 years of age or older, or disabled What are two elements that make assault aggravated - Causes serious bodily injury to another including a spouse, uses or exhibits a deadly weapon during the commission of assault Assault would be a felony of the 3rd degree if? - Against a pe...

1. Conglomerate Corporation owns a little more than half the stock of Giant Company. Conglomerate's stock, in turn, is public, available on the public stock exchange, as is the remainder of the stock in Giant Company. The president of Conglomerate Corporation has asked Attorney Stevenson to represent Giant Company in a deal by which Giant would make a proposed transfer of certain real property to Conglomerate Corporation. The property in question is unusual because it contains an underground pa...

CRIM 231 Midterm Study Guide (2023/2024) Rated A+ Name the three branches of the criminal justice system - Local - State - Federal What are the two main interests being balanced in the criminal justice system? (Theme of the Book) Individual rights vs Public order Define NCVS National Crime Victimization Survey is an annual survey of selected households conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics to determine the extent of criminal victimization Define UCR Uniform Crime Report, the annual FB...

Chapter 3: Test Bank TRUE/FALSE 1. Rates of arrest have risen much more quickly for women than for men over the past decade. ANS: T REF: 89 OBJ: 9 2. The UCR presents the most comprehensive representation of victim data in the United States. ANS: F REF: 75 OBJ: 3 3. Criminological research supports the claim that poverty causes crime. ANS: F REF: 86 OBJ: 8 4. Murder is an example of an offense classified as mala prohibita. ANS: F REF: 72 OBJ: 2 5. Proceedings in civil court are generally i...