Criminal Law
What is the Latin term for guilty mind or criminal intent?
What is mens rea?
What Supreme Court case established that police must inform suspects of certain constitutional rights before custodial interrogation?
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
What does APS stand for?
What is Alpha Phi Sigma?
I wear a badge, investigate crimes, and can make arrests. Who am I?
Who is a Police Officer?
In Criminal Minds, what does the FBI unit known as the BAU stand for?
What is the Behavioral Analysis Unit?
What is the Latin term for the guilty act (the physical act that constitutes a crime)?
What is actus reus?
What is the highest court in the United States?
What is The Supreme Court?
Who is the faculty advisor for our APS chapter?
Who is Dr. Arthur Vasquez?
I argue that the defendant committed the crime on behalf of the government. Who am I?
Who is a Prosecutor?
This fictional detective is famous for solving crimes at 221B Baker Street in London.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
What is the process in which prospective jurors are questioned to determine whether they can be impartial?
What is voir dire?
What does habeas corpus generally protect against?
What is unlawful detention or imprisonment?
Who is eligible to become a member of APS?
Who is... BA pursuing Criminal Justice or related majors with about 37.5% of their degrees completed with a minimum GPA of 3.3.
MA and PhD Criminal Justice or related majors with full time classes and a minimum GPA of 3.4.
I defend someone accused of a crime. Who am I?
Who is a Defense attorney?
In Dexter, Dexter Morgan works for the Miami Metro Police Department as what type of forensic specialist?
What is a blood-spatter analyst?
What defense argues that a person should not be held criminally responsible because they were legally insane when they committed the offense?
What is the insanity defense?
What is the legal principle that a person is considered innocent until proven guilty?
What is presumption of innocence?
In what year was Alpha Phi Sigma founded?
When is 1942?
I examine evidence from a crime scene in a laboratory. Who am I?
Who is a Forensic scientist?
In Brooklyn Nine-Nine, what fictional New York Police Department precinct is the main setting of the show?
What is the 99th Precinct?
What constitutional amendment protects a person from being compelled to testify against themselves in a criminal case?
What is the Fifth Amendment?
What Supreme Court case established the right to an attorney for indigent defendants in serious criminal cases?
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
At what university was Alpha Phi Sigma founded?
Where is Washington University?
I decide questions of law and oversee courtroom proceedings. Who am I?
Who is a Judge?
This fictional serial killer from The Silence of the Lambs is known for killing victims and wearing their skin.
Who is Buffalo Bill?