Chapter 12 Quiz

Question 1

Only groups can commit crimes against public order

Answer 1

False

Question 2

With complicity, an accomplice derives his or her criminal liability from a primary offender

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Sam spends his days and evenings begging for money from people shopping at the local mall in the city center, is Sam committing the crime of loitering?

Answer 3

No

Question 4

Jake sponsors a quiet, private game of poker in the basement of his nightclub every Friday night. In most states this is an illegal act known as solicitation.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

In Nevada, gambling laws are relaxed because gambling is not closely monitored by the state of Nevada.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Pornography is a form of obscenity that depicts sexual acts of behaviors with the intent to arouse sexual excitement in any individual.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Though the Supreme Court defined obscenity, states are not obligated to follow its lead-at least as far as their pornography definitions go.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

A sculpture of a woman, on display at a local museum, reveals an accurate depiction of female genitalia. This is a form of pornography and will result in the arrest of the person that created the sculpture as well as the owner the museum.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

The government’s effort to limit depictions of obscenity on the World Wide Web serves as a prime example that controlling pornography on the Internet is nearly impossible.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

The man who watched Lady Godiva write naked through the streets of Coventry, England in protest of taxation is responsible for the name of what act that is tied with voyeurism?

Answer 10

Peeping Tom

Question 11

Although it may be offensive based on moral standards, some states do not include exposure of what part of the male or female body as a violation of law?

Answer 11

Buttocks

Question 12

Susie decides that she wants to get her boyfriend excited about spending the weekend with her. Using her cell phone, Susie takes a photograph of herself standing naked in front of a mirror. According to the textbook, what offense has Susie committed?

Answer 12

Sexting

Question 13

What is one of the primary reasons incest is considered taboo even today?

Answer 13

The act can produce deformed offspring

Question 14

What type of pornography did the U. S. Supreme Court unanimously declare was not protected by the First Amendment?

Answer 14

Child Pornography

Question 15

What mens rea is required to convict a suspect of the crime of prostitution?

Answer 15

Knowingly

Question 16

What is a form of obscenity that depicts sexual acts or behaviors intending to arouse sexual excitement?

Answer 16

Pornography

Question 17

What is often called the world’s oldest profession and typically includes sex, drugs, and human trafficking?

Answer 17

Prostitution

Question 18

Steve is what the locals refer to as a street bum. He spends his days and evenings confronting patrons leaving stores and restaurants for the purpose of begging for food or money. What act is Steve committing?

Answer 18

Panhandling

Question 19

Many cities have trouble with teenagers and drug users hanging out in the parking lot of schools, shopping centers, and other establishments. What law enables law enforcement to deal with this issue?

Answer 19

Loitering

Question 20

Most major cities have ordinances against people moving about with no visible means of financial support. What is the name for this offense?

Answer 20

Vagrancy