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Module 1 Flashcards

1
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  1. In order for Illinois to prosecute an individual; the offense must have occurred in Illinois.
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False

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. Joe steals a lawn mower in Schuyler County. Joe drives the stolen lawn mower through several counties, ending in Alexander County in Southern Illinois. While in Alexander County, Joe uses the lawn mower at his residence. What county can Joe be prosecuted in?

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• Any county the stolen mower travelled through. (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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. An offense for which a sentence to death or to a term of imprisonment in a penitentiary for one year or more is provided is a ____________?

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Felony

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. Possession as a voluntary act is defined as __________.

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• the offender knowingly procured or received the thing possessed, or was aware of his control thereof for a sufficient time to have been able to terminate his possession (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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. Every person is presumed innocent until proven guilty. The burden of proof in a criminal case is beyond a ____________.

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• Reasonable Doubt (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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  1. In Illinois, who is allowed to initiate criminal prosecutions?
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  • State’s Attorney
  • Illinois Attorney General
  • Both A & B (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
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. An individual cannot be found guilty of an offense unless they commit an offense, complete each element of the offense, and has the appropriate _____________.

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• Mental State (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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. When is a person legally accountable for the conduct of another?

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  • He or she causes another to perform the conduct and the person in fact or by reason of legal incapacity lacks such mental state.
  • The statute defining the offense makes him or her accountable
  • When 2 or more persons engage in a common criminal design or agreement
  • All of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
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  1. The minimum age at which a person may be convicted of a criminal offense is ____________.
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13

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  1. In order for a person to be charged with any offense constituting an attempt, that person must commit what?
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• an act that constitutes a substantial step toward the commission of that offense (Correct Answer)

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  1. When a person engages in reckless conduct, which causes the death of another person, with what offense may he be charged? (Involuntary Manslaughter and Reckless Homicide 720 ILCS 5/93;
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  • First Degree Murder
  • Second Degree Murder
  • Third Degree Murder
  • None of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
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  1. For a person to be charged with kidnapping, the person kidnapped must be transported to some other location.
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• False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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  1. If a man, for his sexual arousal, exposes himself to several women who are standing at a bus stop, the person could be charged with __________.
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• Public Indecency (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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  1. If a man walks up to a woman and “pinches” her on the buttocks, the man could be charged with __________.
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• Battery (Correct Answer)

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  1. Using electronic devices to communicate with minors in order to seduce, lure, and solicit or attempt to solicit, lure, or entice a child to commit any sex offense could be considered _______.
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• Grooming (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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  1. In determining if a child was left without regard for his/her mental/physical health, safety, or welfare, the court will consider the ______.
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  • age of the child
  • amount of time the child was left alone
  • number of children left at the location
  • all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
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  1. Governmental Property is defined as funds or other property owned by the state, a unit of local government or a school district.
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• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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  1. If a woman puts her purse on a bus stop bench and a man comes along and takes her purse and flees, the man could be charged with _______.
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• Theft (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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  1. Parents of minors can be held civilly liable in a Retail Theft conviction.
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• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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  1. If a wife signs her husband’s name on the back of a check in order to deposit the check in their joint bank account because the husband is out-of-town, the wife could be charged with Forgery.
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• False (Correct Answer)

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  1. If a person breaks into a business, collects several items, stacks them near the exit and is then caught by the police, the person could be charged with _________.
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• Burglary (Correct Answer)

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  1. A person commits arson when by means of fire or explosives, damages personal property having a value of $150.00 or more, with the persons consent.
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• False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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  1. If a neo-Nazi skinhead paints a “swastika” on a Jewish place of worship, the neo-Nazi could be charged with _________.
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• Institutional Vandalism (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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  1. If a gang does a “drive-by” shooting at home, but only shoots up a vehicle parked in front of the home in which two young girls sat, the gang members could be charged with _________.
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• Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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  1. A person commits __________ when they knowingly commit any act in such reasonable manner as to alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the peace.
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• Disorderly Conduct (Correct Answer)

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  1. If, after being arrested for a DUI, the arrested person pushes the officer with his body and kicks the officer in order to avoid being handcuffed, the man could be charged with ___________.
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• Resisting or Obstructing a Peace Officer (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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  1. If a civilian obtains a costume that looks like a police uniform and goes door to door to collect funds for fallen officers, the person could be charged with _______.
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• False personation of a Peace Officer (Correct Answer)

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  1. A holder of a liquor license may sell alcoholic beverages to individuals 20 years old if they served in the military.
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• False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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  1. Illinois has an “open container law” that prohibits a person from possessing an open container of alcohol in the passenger area of a vehicle.
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• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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  1. In order for an intoxicated person to go to a treatment facility for emergency treatment; the person must be unconscious before being allowed in the treatment facility.
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• False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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  1. When conducting an investigation into liquor license violations; you should do the following:
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  • Consult your department’s policy/procedure.
  • Allow a separate agency within your jurisdictions conduct the investigation.
  • Refer to the Liquor Control Commission website. (Your Answer)
  • All of the above. (Correct Answer)
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32
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The authority to prosecute an individual is known as _______.

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• Criminal Jurisdiction (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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. The place where a case will be tried is known as ______.

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• Venue (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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. A violation of any penal statute of this State is a(n) _____________?

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• offense (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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35
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Possession as a voluntary act is defined as __________.

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• the offender knowingly procured or received the thing possessed, or was aware of his control thereof for a sufficient time to have been able to terminate his possession (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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Proof of mental state is necessary in absolute liability cases.

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• False (Correct Answer)

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Involuntary intoxication is a defense to prosecution in Illinois.

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• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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When you agree with another to commit a crime and commit some act in furtherance of that crime, you commit what offense?

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• Conspiracy (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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When a person intentionally and knowingly causes the death of another person, but there are mitigating circumstances involved in the crime, with what offense could the person be charged?

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• Second Degree Murder (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

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Which of the following types of situations increase kidnapping to aggravated kidnapping?

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  • The kidnapper conceals his/her identity
  • The kidnapper seeks a ransom
  • The kidnapper uses a firearm
  • All of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
41
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If a man approaches a woman on the street and offers her $50 for sex at a local hotel, the man could be charged with ______.

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• Solicitation of a Sexual Act (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

42
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If a husband and a wife get into a verbal argument that results in the woman hitting the man in the face with a closed fist, the woman could be charged with ______.

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• Domestic Battery (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

43
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If a 29 year old man commits an act of sexual penetration with a 16 year old girl and displays a knife, the man could be charged with ______.

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• Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

44
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If a man is a caregiver for his grandmother, who is 82 years old, and the man abandons the woman, the man could be charged with ______.

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  • Aggravated Assault
  • Aggravated Battery
  • Adult Abandonment
  • None of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
45
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If a person caught shoplifting 5 DVDs in a department store is detained by store security, the person could be charged with _________.

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• Retail Theft (Correct Answer)

46
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. If a person breaks into a home of a family in order to stare at the sleeping women in that home, the person could be charged with _________.

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• Criminal Trespass to a residence (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

47
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. A suspect starts a fire in a school while students are in class. This is known as:

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• Aggravated Arson (Correct Answer)

48
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. If a person writes a gang symbol on a residence with spray paint, the person could be charged with _________.

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• Criminal Defacement of Property (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

49
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. If a man shoots a pistol up in the air on New Years Eve in an urban area, the man could be charged with _________.

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• Reckless Discharge of a Firearm (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

50
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. Disorderly Conduct offense requires two or more people to transmit a false alarm.

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• False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

51
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If a person lies to a police officer concerning the person’s real identity in order to avoid arrest, the person could be charged with _______.

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• Obstructing Justice (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

52
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If a person offers a police officer $100 to avoid receiving a speeding citation and the officer fails to report the incident, the officer could be charged with ____________.

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• Failing to Report a Bribe (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

53
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Based on the Illinois Liquor Control Commission website, what is included as one of the top 10 common liquor control violations?

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  • Contaminated liquor
  • Pregnancy warning not displayed
  • State license not on display
  • All of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
54
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If an offense is committed on any of the navigable waters bordering on the state, the offender must be tried to the closest county.

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• False (Correct Answer)

55
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. An act or a series of acts, and the accompanying mental state constitutes a(n)_____________?

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  • act
  • offense (Your Answer)
  • affirmative acts
  • none of the above (Correct Answer)
56
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A person is guilty until proven innocent.

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• False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

57
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In order to prosecute someone in Illinois a private citizen must initiate criminal prosecutions.

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• False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

58
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Individuals who help plan an offense but do not take part in carrying it out are not legally accountable for the act.

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• False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

59
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. When a person intentionally and knowingly causes the death of another person, that person may be charged with which offense?

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• First Degree Murder (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

60
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. If a husband and wife are involved in a domestic violence altercation and the husband prevents the wife from leaving, an appropriate charge would be _________.

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• Unlawful Restraint (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

61
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If a person smashes a soft drink machine to steal the coins, the person could be charged with ____________.

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• Coin machine larceny (Your Answer)

62
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A suspect in a Retail Theft case was observed by the merchant in another business two days later. Can the merchant legally detain the suspect?

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• False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

63
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A person must be at least 18 years of age to legally possess liquor in public.

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• False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

64
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A person who is 20 years old presents a valid Illinois Driver’s License belonging to them to buy a case of beer can be charged with ____

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  • Misrepresentation of Age by a Minor
  • Possession of a false Identification (Your Answer)
  • Possession of Alcohol by a Minor
  • None of the above (Correct Answer)
65
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An officer observes an individual passed out on a sidewalk. This person smells of an alcoholic beverage. The officer can’t wake up the victim and the officer calls for EMS. The officer can take the individual into protective custody.

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• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

66
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Any offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in other than a penitentiary for less than one year may be imposed is a ____________?

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• Misdemeanor (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

67
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. A voluntary act deals with the __________ of the person.

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• free will (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

68
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. A person goes into Walmart and steals several electronic items. While in the process of stealing the electronics a friend distracts an employee so the shoplifter can leave the store with the stolen electronics. The friend is also accountable for the act.

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• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

69
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. If a man shoots another person in the leg and has no intention of killing the person, the man could be charged with ______.

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  • Attempted Murder
  • Heinous battery
  • Aggravated assault (Your Answer)
  • None of the above (Correct Answer)
70
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If a man was involved in a fight with another person, and the man took a baseball bat and smashed the person’s car windshield, the man could be charged with _________.

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• Criminal Damage to Property (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

71
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. Only your agency in your jurisdiction can investigate liquor license violations.

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• False (Correct Answer)

72
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The State of Illinois may prosecute anyone it wishes too.

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False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

73
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Private Citizens must work through what office to see a defendant prosecuted.

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State’s Attorney (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

74
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. ___________ are examples of the different mental states

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Intent, Knowledge, Recklessness, Negligence, and Absolute Liability (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

75
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Permanent Deprivation is defined as;

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In relation to labor of services to secure the performance thereof
Taking, carrying away, or the sale, conveyance, or transfer of title to, or interest in, or possession of property (Your Answer)
Property over which control has been obtained by theft
None of the above (Correct Answer)

76
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. A store merchant must always be charged with unlawful restraint for detaining a shoplifter.

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False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

77
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. If a man walks up to a woman and threatens to beat her up if she doesn’t hand over her purse, the man could be charged ____________.

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Robbery (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

78
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Mob action is two people acting together to disturb the public peace through violence or reckless use of force towards passing motorists.

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True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

79
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An express company or common carrier may deliver a package to anyone 18 years old or older which contains an alcoholic beverage to a residence.

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False (Correct Answer)

80
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Taking a person into protective custody is considered an arrest.

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False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

81
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The burden of proof in a forfeiture case is ______.

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Preponderance of the Evidence (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

82
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When you command, request, or encourage another to commit a criminal act you may be charged with which offense?

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Solicitation (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

83
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If a man locks his 7 year old son in his room for three days while he goes to Las Vegas, the man could be charged with __________.

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Child Abandonment (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

84
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Governmental Property is defined as funds or other property owned by the state, a unit of local government or a school district.

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True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

85
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Assume a woman finds a wallet in a department store parking lot and the wallet contains the owner’s name, phone number and address. The woman takes the cash in the wallet and discards the wallet. The woman could be charged with ___________.

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Robbery
Theft of a personal item
Purse Snatching
None of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

86
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If a man walks up to another person and threatens the person with a knife if the person doesn’t hand over his wallet, the man could be charged ____________.

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Armed Robbery (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

87
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An 18-year old uses the Illinois Driver’s License of his 22-year old brother and attempts to purchase a case of beer. What can the 18 year old be charged with?

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Possession of a False Identification (Correct Answer)

88
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The burden of proof in a forfeiture case is ______.

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• Preponderance of the Evidence (Correct Answer)

89
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Voluntary intoxication is a defense to prosecution in Illinois.

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• False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

90
Q

Which of the following types of situations increase kidnapping to aggravated kidnapping?

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  • The kidnapper conceals his/her identity
  • The kidnapper seeks a ransom
  • The kidnapper uses a firearm
  • All of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
91
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Real estate, electricity, computer programs and formulas define:

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Property (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

92
Q

A suspect starts a fire in a garage which the garage is damaged beyond repair. What is the proper charge?

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• Arson (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

93
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If a person makes a false statement while under oath regarding a “material” fact, the person may be charged with ___________.

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• Perjury (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

94
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. If a man approaches a woman on the street and offers her $50 for sex at a local hotel, and the woman accepts, the woman could be charged with ______.

A

• Prostitution (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

95
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If a 29 year old man commits an act of sexual penetration with a 16 year old girl, the man could be charged with ______.

A

• Criminal Sexual Assault (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

96
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If a man walks up to a woman and threatens to beat her up if she doesn’t hand over her purse, the man could be charged ____________.

A

• Robbery (Correct Answer)

97
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If a man was involved in a fight with another person, and the man took a baseball bat and smashed the person’s car windshield, the man could be charged with _________.

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• Criminal Damage to Property (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

98
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If a person is in possession of a shotgun with a barrel less than 18 inches long, the person could be charged with _________.

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• Unlawful Use of Weapons (Correct Answer)

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