People's Crimes

Question 1

homicide

Answer 1

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Question 2

malice

Answer 2

intent

Question 3

first degree murder

Answer 3

premeditated and done with malice (intention)

Question 4

felony murder

Answer 4

murder done in the commission of certain felonies

ex: shoot someone during a robbery

Question 5

second degree murder

Answer 5

heat of the moment

done with malice, not premeditated

Question 6

voluntary manslaughter

Answer 6

murder. victim has done something to make killer lose control
ex: husband kills wife after finding her in bed with another man

Question 7

involuntary manslaughter

Answer 7

results from reckless actions that result in killing of a person

ex: street racing

Question 8

negligent homicide

Answer 8

failure to exercise a reasonable care that causes harm

ex: bumping a car that leads them to lose control

Question 9

criminal homicide

Answer 9

??

Question 10

noncriminal homicide

Answer 10

self defense or defense of another

may be justified to prevent a serious crime

Question 11

suicide

Answer 11

killing of oneself

Question 12

how has suicide evolved?

Answer 12

used to be considered a crime but is now defined as a plea for help

Question 13

kidnap + abduction

Answer 13

taking away a person against their will

Question 14

assault

Answer 14

intentional threat, show of force, or movement that causes fear of, or an actual physical contact with, another person

Question 15

battery

Answer 15

intentional, unlawful physical contact inflicted on one person by another without consent

combined with assault in some states

Question 16

bullying

Answer 16

version of assault and battery in which peers or acquaintances intimidate or put others in fear

Question 17

stalking

Answer 17

act of following or harrasing another person causing the fear of death or injury

Question 18

cyberstalking

Answer 18

stalking or harassment using electronic communications

Question 19

sexual assault

Answer 19

unwelcomed sexual contact against another individual committed through force, threat, intimidation or enabled because victim is incapacitated due to alcohol, drugs, or disability

Question 20

rape

Answer 20

unlawful sexual intercourse

committed when one party forces another to have sex

implies lack of consent

Question 21

rape shield

Answer 21

protect victim so that defendant’s attorney will not look into sexual past or provoking actions to pin blame on them

ex: she hooks up with many dudes in the past, her clothes were revealing

Question 22

why is someone difficult to convict

Answer 22

???

Question 23

statutory rape: CT law

Answer 23

act of unlawful sexual intercourse by an adult with someone under the age of consent, even if minor is willing and a voluntary participant in the sexual act

must be 16 in state of CT

Question 24

acquaintance (date) rape

Answer 24

sexual assault bu someone known to the victim