Fraud &Cybercrimes
Homicide & Felony Murder
Child Abuse Investigations
Police Liability
Questions:
100

What is the difference between the identity theft and criminal impersonation? 

  • Criminal personation 
    • Assumes a character or pretends to be an official     (insurance salesman, banker, LE, veteran) or person they are not
    • Intent to defraud or other unlawful purpose
  • Identity Theft 
    • Obtain, steal, possess the personal info of another (SSN, DOB, bank account number, et cetera)
    • Theft of “markers” of another’s identity
    • Assumes the identity of another using their personally identifying information
    • Intent to commit or aid or abet any crime
100

Homicide is categorized in two categories - what are they?

Non-criminal (excusable/justifiable) and Criminal 

100

What are the 4 types of abuse in children? 

- Emotional Abuse 

- Neglect 

- Sexual Abuse 

- Physical Abuse 

100

What is the two prong test for qualified immunity? 

  • The officer did not violate a constitutional right
  • The constitutional right alleged to be violated was not "clearly established" at the time of the incident 
100

True or false: Is substance abuse a disease?

True 

200

Explain Criminal Impersonation 2 and what degree of charge can it be? 

  • Claims to be LE with intent to convey impression acting in official capacity 
    • Someone impersonates LE and acts stop and frisk etc. likely Criminal impersonation 1 
  • Claims to be a veteran/active duty with intent to defraud 

Charge: Gross Misdemeanor 

200

Explain Homicide by Abuse and the degree of charge

Mental State: 

- Extreme indifference to life 

Act:

- Special Victim 

- Child (under 16) 

- Dependent 

- Disabled

Special Circumstances 

- Pattern/practice of previous assault or torture against same victim 

200

Define a dependent person

Means a person who, becomes of physical or mental disability, or because extreme advance age. Is dependent up another person to provide the necessities of life

200

What are at least 4 reasons police get sued? 

Negligent Hiring 

Failure to train 

condoning sexual assault or racial harassment

Failure to supervise 

Negligent retention 

Failure to supervise employee's  

200

A daughter ensures her home is clean but neglects her mother from medical treatment and her mother becomes septic and dies what crime has been committed if one has?

Homicide by Abuse

300

Explain Forgery and what charge can it be? 

  • A form of theft consists of altering or creating a document for the purpose of deceiving or injuring a victim 
  • Intent to injure or fraud 
  • Falsely make, complete or alter a written instrument, or 
  • Possess, utter, offer, dispose 

Charge: Class C felony 

300
What is the Felony Murder rule? 

•The felony murder rule allows a defendant to be charged with Murder for a death that occurs during the commission of a felony.

•9A.32.030: A killing during BARRK felonies result in Murder 1

•9A.32.050: A killing during non-BARRK felonies result in Murder 2

Formula:  BARRK Felony + Someone Dies = Murder 1

(even if there is no intent to cause death)

300

Define Child Molestation & what charge is it?

A person is guilty of child molestation in the first degree when the person has or knowingly causes another person under the age of eighteen to have, sexual contact with another who is less than twelve years old and the perpetrator is at least thirty-six months older than the victim. (Class A Felony) 

300

Explain Caselaw of Hudspeth V City of Shreveport 

  • An officer mistook a silver object in the suspects hands for a handgun
  • It turned out to be a cell phone 
300

Suspect drives away from robbing a chick fil a and hits someone and kills the person while driving away, what crime has been committed if so? 

A: Felony Murder 1 / Murder 

  • Because of BARK felony
400

Explain Identity theft 1 and what charge can it be? 

(1) No person may knowingly obtain, possess, use, or transfer a means of identification or financial information of another person, living or dead, with the intent to commit, or to aid or abet, any crime.

(2) Exceeds <$1,500 or when the accused knowingly targets a senior or vulnerable individual in carrying out a violation of subsection 

Charge: Class B Felony 

400

What is premeditation? 

is defined as more than a moment in point of time.

400

What is the difference between the Child Molestation 1 & 2? 

Child Molestation 2 is defined by sexual CONTACT rather than intercourse 

400

What three venues can be an officer be found liable in?

- Criminal 

- Civil 

- Departmental 

400

Terminally ill Timothy wants to die and in consultation with your friend you give your friend a firearm or drugs for them to use for their terminal illness 

 Manslaughter 1 because you were aware of substantial risk that was going to occur


500

If you have an individual claiming to be an LE and acts and stops and frisk a person - asking personal questions and then lets the person go without explanation. What crime has been committed if any?

Criminal Impersonation 1 

500

What is Manslaughter? 

MAN 1: 

Recklessly causes death of another OR 

Intentionally cause death of "unborn quick child" 

MAN 2: 

Criminal negligence causes death to another 

500

Physical discipline of children is allowed:

  • Must be reasonable and moderate
  • Must be used by parent/teacher/guardian 
  • Must be for purpose of restraining or correcting the child
500

Woman is driving down street and gets pulled over by a questionable person that looks like an officer and ask for cell number, married, personal information etc. but gives no warning no ticket and she drives to PD station, and they have no record of any officer in that area today

What crimes has been committed if any? 

Crim Impersonation 1 

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