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The insanity defense is distinct from competency to stand trial.

A) True
B) False

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The insanity defense is a(n) ________ concept, so just because someone may be medically diagnosed as insane, he or she may not succeed with an insanity defense.

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The Modern Penal Code takes a subjective approach with regard to the entrapment defense.

A) True
B) False

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This defense is one of the only defenses that calls into question law enforcement's role in the instigation of crime.


A) Duress.
B) Intoxication.
C) Entrapment.
D) Creative Excuses.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The burden of proving incompetence falls on the prosecution.

A) True
B) False

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Whether and how intoxication serves as a defense to criminal liability hinges on several factors. Identify and explain these factors.

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Legislative exclusion refers to the fact that a statute excludes, or bars, a juvenile from being tried as a juvenile.

A) True
B) False

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Which defense would a defendant use when claiming that the crime was based on psychological trauma the defendant suffered after experiencing a traumatic event?


A) Creative Excuse Defense.
B) Entrapment Defense.
C) Intoxication Defense.
D) Insanity Defense.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The U.S. Supreme Court focuses on the government's role in instigating the crime in question not the subjective predisposition of the offender.

A) True
B) False

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The common law put children into three categories based on their capacity to commit crimes. What is the capacity of a seven year old?


A) No Criminal Capacity.
B) Presumption against Criminal Capacity.
C) Presumption of Criminal Capacity.
D) Minimal Criminal Capacity.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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If a man, by the terror of present death, be compelled to do a fact against the law, he is totally excused, because no law can oblige a man to abandon his own preservation.

A) True
B) False

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The Model Penal Code takes a subjective approach with regard to the entrapment defense.

A) True
B) False

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Of the creative sociological excuses for criminal activity, ________ has been raised perhaps in the most cases.


A) Urban Psychosis.
B) Black Rage.
C) Urban Survival Syndrome.
D) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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This deals with defendant's ability to understand what is happening at the time of trial or a related criminal proceeding.


A) Legal Insanity.
B) Diminished Capacity.
C) Insanity Defense.
D) Competency to Stand Trial.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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This excuse defense is applicable typically only if the intoxication through alcohol, drugs, or substances is involuntary.


A) Duress.
B) Intoxication.
C) Entrapment.
D) Creative Excuses.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder can potentially be used as a criminal defense to a crime.

A) True
B) False

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A defendant's criminal defense, if based on the XYY chromosome defect, is an insanity defense.

A) True
B) False

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This defense is a criminal defense based on the defendant's traumatic upbringing in a violent area.


A) Urban Psychosis.
B) Black Rage.
C) Urban Survival Syndrome.
D) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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The ________ test is an insanity test that determines whether the criminal activity is the product of a mental disease or defect.

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This defense is an excuse defense that is applicable when the defendant is forced to commit a crime by threat or force.


A) Duress.
B) Intoxication.
C) Insanity.
D) Entrapment.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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