Checkpoint 04: Essential Elements of Crime

What type of mens rea is demonstrated when an individual lends a vehicle to another person knowing that person plans to use the vehicle to commit a crime?

• purposeful

• knowing

• reckless

• negligent

Mens rea refers to the criminal act. Is the previous statement true or false?

• True

• False

Corpus delicti refers to the “body of the crime.” Is the previous statement true or false?

• True

• False

Which type of mens rea is associated with intentionally choosing to commit a criminal act to achieve a specific goal?

• negligent

• knowing

• purposeful

• reckless

Emotional neglect by a caregiver is not an illegal act of omission. Is the previous statement true or false?

• True

• False

Driving while intoxicated is an example of which type of mens rea?

• negligent

• purposeful

• reckless

• knowing

For a person to be tried in court and convicted of a crime, the three essential elements of a crime, actus reus, mens rea, and corpus delicti, must be proven. Is the previous statement true or false?

• True

• False

Prosecutors must demonstrate that actus reus and mens rea occurred at or around the same time. Is the previous statement true or false?

• True

• False

Without a guilty act in violation of the law, there is no crime. Is the previous statement true or false?

• True

• False

Motive refers to the reason a person committed a specific crime. Is the previous statement true or false?

• True

• False