Do the Criminal Law Quiz (the American style). Then check your answers

Introduction:

"Police officers have to make quick judgements in all kinds of situations. They don't have the luxury of carrying law books or having weeks and months to make up their minds when deciding to arrest someone. Let's see how much you know about the law."

1. When a police officer makes an arrest without a warrant he/she must have obeyed this rule of law.

a) The facts b) General suspicion c) Probable cause d) Preponderance of evidence

2. What is first degree murder?

a) It is when there is premeditation or when the murder happens during the commission of a felony.

b) It is when the person is caught red handed.

c) It is when someone shoots another in cold blood.

d) It is when the defendant makes a complete confession.

3. Which one of these calls for service would the police probably NOT respond to?

a) When a credit card company calls to complain that someone has not paid their monthly balance.

b) When someone complains that the neighbours radio is too loud.

c) When someone calls the police about a barking dog that keeps them awake.

d) When someone complains about a hole in the street.

4. Aunt Tillie and Mr. Jones have a minor traffic accident in the parking lot of the mall. One of them calls the police but the dispatcher says that the police would not be coming. Why is that?

a) Officers can't be bothered with accidents involving old people.

b) The mall security guards would probably handle the accident and arrest whoever was at fault.

c) A traffic accident, especially when there is no major damage, is a civil matter.

d) The police don't go onto mall property unless there is a murder.

5. Joe Smith is walking down the street and finds a wallet on the sidewalk. It contains two hundred dollars and the driver’s license of Mary Jones. Joe considers this a stroke of luck and keeps the money. This is called finder’s keepers and Joe gets to keep the money.

a) True b) False

6. What crime has been committed when a man confronts someone on a sidewalk, hit them over the head knocking them down, and then takes their wallet?

a) Robbery b) Theft c) Larceny d) Coercion

7. What crime has been committed when someone goes into a store, hides a twenty dollar item under their coat, and leaves without paying?

a) Robbery b) Encroachment c) Embezzlement d) Theft

8. What is one test that an officer might give to a driver who is suspected of driving while drunk?

a) Saying the alphabet backwards b) Walking on a straight line heel to toe

c) The hop, skip, and jump test d) Spelling the names of five U.S. senators

9. When someone has been arrested and is due to appear in court he/she is called:

a) The prosecutor b) The suspect c) The defendant d) The plaintiff

Answers: 1.c) 2. a) 3 a) 4 c) 5 b) 6 a) 7 d) 8 b) 9 c)

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