Test Bank Essay Questions Chapter 5 Crime And Criminal Law - Chapter Test Bank | Law & Society 4e Walsh by Anthony Walsh. DOCX document preview.
CHAPTER 5
1. Outline the five elements of corpus delecti and explain why they all must be proven.
2. List and explain the distinctions between each of the Model Penal Code’s levels of intent.
- A person who acts purposefully does so consciously, with the intent to commit a certain act or produce a certain result. The person is virtually certain of the results of his or her conduct.
3. What is the difference between mala in se and mala prohibita crimes? Give two examples of each.
- Mala in se crimes are inherently harmful because they generate strong emotional responses in all victims of them and are generally universally condemned (e.g., murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny/theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson).
- Acts that are not considered mala in se offenses (i.e., mala prohibita offenses), may or may not be criminalized in a particular place at a particular time according to the social
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