Foundations of Law
This Latin phrase means “guilty mind,” referring to criminal intent.
What is mens rea?
Theft by force or threat of force is legally called this.
What is robbery?
The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable ______.
What are searches and seizures?
A deal where the defendant pleads guilty for a lighter sentence is called this.
What is plea bargaining?
Domestic violence is primarily about one person exerting ______ over another.
What is power and control?
Crimes are divided into two main categories: felonies and ______.
What is misdemeanors?
Arson involves the intentional burning of this.
What is property?
The right to remain silent comes from this landmark case.
What is Miranda v. Arizona or Miranda?
Crimes committed without intent but through negligence fall under this category.
What is strict liability?
The U.S. Supreme Court case that established officers may stop a vehicle with reasonable suspicion.
What is Terry v. Ohio?
The burden of proof in criminal trials is “beyond a ______.”
What is a reasonable doubt?
The unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought is defined as this.
What is murder?
Police must have this to make an arrest.
What is probable cause?
Planning a crime but not completing it is called this.
What is attempt?
Drivers have the right to remain ______ during a stop.
What is silent?
The U.S. Constitution’s protection against double jeopardy is found in this amendment.
What is the 5th amendment?
What is the exclusionary rule?
A written order from a judge authorizing a search is called this.
What is a search warrant?
Financial compensation ordered for victims is called this.
What is restitution?
Officers may search a vehicle without a warrant if this exception applies.
What is probable cause?
Robert Merton’s strain theory suggests crime results from a gap between goals and ______.
What are means?
The scientific study of crime, criminals, and criminal behavior is called this.
What is criminology?
Evidence in plain view can be seized without a warrant under this doctrine.
What is the plain view doctrine?
The legal principle that higher courts’ decisions bind lower courts is called this.
What is precedent?
Cesare Beccaria is known as the father of this school of criminology.
What is the Classical School?