In a criminal case, the state must prove its case bt a preponderance of the evidence
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False/beyond a reasonable doubt
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The sanctions imposed on criminal wrongdoers are the same as those applied in civil cases
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False/ as tort : assault battery , provide a basis of both criminal prosecution and civil action
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One element that normally must exist for a person to be convicted of a crime is the performance of a prohibited act
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True
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The crime of theft requires only the taking of another person's property, not the awareness that the property belongs to another
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False/ convicted of crime: guilty of mind and guilty of act
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The federal criminal code lists more than four thousand criminal offences, all of which require a specific mental state
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False/mental state ( required intend is indicated in the applicable statute of law . And the criminal Negligence (unjustified, substantial and foreseeable risk that result the harm
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Corporate officers and directors may be held criminally liable for the actions of employees under their supervision
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True
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Falsifying public records or altering a legal document is larceny
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False/forgery crime tội phạm giả mạo
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The crime of bribery occurs when the bribe is offered -- it is not required that the bribe be accepted.
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True
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An employer's failure to remit state withholding taxes that were collected from employee wages cannot constitute a crime
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False/federal crime
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Racketeering is a single crime -- engaging in financial transactions to conceal the identity, source, or destination of illegally gained funds
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False/ (RICO criminal and liability) ; organization crime : corrup
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The theft of trade secrets is a civil wrong but not a crime
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False
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In the event of a RICO violation, the government can seek the divestiture of a defendant's interest in a business.
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True/ divestiture=the action or process of selling off subsidiary business interests or investments.
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The only defense to criminal liability that justifies the use of force is self-defense
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False
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Once immunity is given, a person has an absolute privlege against self-incrimination and can no longer refuse to testify on Fifth Amendment grounds
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True/Một khi đã được miễn trả, một người có một đặc quyền tuyệt đối chống lại sự tự bào chữa và không còn có thể từ chối làm chứng
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For most crimes, the state must initiate prosecution within a certain number of years after the crime occurs
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True
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Under the Fourth Amendment, general searches through a person's belongings are permissable
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False
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If a person in custody is to be subjected to interrogation, he or she must first be informed in clear and unequivocal terms that he or she has the right to remain silent
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True
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In a phishing attack, a perpetrator "fishes" for financial data and passwords from consumers by posing as a legitimate business
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True
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A company takes a risk by electronically storing their online customers' credit card numbers
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True
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No federal statute specifically adresses cyber crime
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False
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