Criminal Law and Cyber Crime (Chapter 7)

TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. A crime can be committed only against persons a. false. 2. 3. Criminal law spells out the duties that exist between persons or between citizens and their governments. a. false Public officials prosecute criminal defendants. a. true 4.A criminal case must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. a. true 5. One purpose of criminal sanctions is to deter others from committing similar crimes in the future. a. true 6. The crime of theft requires the taking of property, without regard to whether the perpetrator knew it belonged to another. a. false 7. Corporations, like persons, can be liable for crimes. a. true 8 8. 9. Larceny relies on fear and force. a. false Picking pockets is larceny. a. true Counterfeiting is robbery. 2 UNIT10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. TWO: THE PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT a. false Falsifying public records is forgery. a. true A bank employee stealing funds from a client is an example of embezzlement. a. true Crimes occurring in a business context are popularly referred to as white- collar crime. a. true Embezzlement can be committed only by physically taking property from the possession of another. a. false It is not a crime to defraud the public through the use of ads on television. a. true The crime of bribery occurs when the bribe is offered. a. true Bribing foreign officials to obtain favorable business contracts is not a crime. a. false Divestiture of a business interest is a possible penalty under RICO. a. true In some states, misdemeanors are punishable by imprisonment for up to ten years. a. false Felonies are punishable by imprisonment for more than a year or death. a. true Someone suffering from a mental illness may be incapable of the state of mind to commit a crime. a. true Ordinarily, “ignorance of the law” is a valid defense to criminal liability. a. false Most crimes must be prosecuted within a certain number of years after the crimes occur.