Criminal Justice System chapt 2 Quiz

What are the two elements that must co-exist in every crime?

• Actus reus and Mens rea

• Consensus view and Conflict view

• Guilty act and Guilty mind

• Criminal law and Criminal proceedings

Which view of crime suggests that the majority in the society want certain acts to be made a crime?

• Consensus view

• Conflict view

• Interactionist view

• Criminal law view

What is the measurement of the occurrences of crime in a given time called?

• Crime index

• Causation

• Criminal liability

• Extent of crime

Which type of crime refers to those offences that cause physical or direct harm or injury to a person?

• Organized crime

• Violent crime

• Property crime

• White-collar crime

What is the finding of guilt of the accused by the court in criminal proceedings called?

• Criminal liability

• Criminal justice

• Criminal intent

• Criminal act

What provides a means of connecting conduct/cause with a resulting effect, typically an injury or loss?

• Causation

• Criminal intent

• Criminal justice

• Criminal liability

Which of the following is an example of a violent crime?

• Theft

• Car theft

• Robbery

• Break-ins

What refers to the intervening act that is responsible for the result/consequence, independent of the accused's conduct?

• Criminal liability

• Chain of causation

• Criminal intent

• Causation

What is the measure of change in recorded crime, over a given period of time, based upon official statistics for offences or offender rates?

• Extent of crime

• Criminal liability

• Crime rate

• Causation

Which type of crime refers to those offences that do not cause physical or direct harm to a person?

• White-collar crime

• Violent crime

• Property crime

• Organized crime