Chapter Questions
What are the specific aims and purposes of the criminal law? To what extent does the criminal law control behavior?
How would you cast your vote on an amendment legalizing recreational drugs? Why?
What is a criminal act? What is a criminal state of mind? When are individuals criminally liable for their actions?
Discuss the various kinds of crime classifications. To what extent or degree are they distinguishable?
Numerous states are revising their penal codes. Which major categories of substantive crimes - for example, laws banning prostitution-do you think should be revised?
Entrapment is a defense used when the defendant was lured into committing the crime. To what extent should law enforcement personnel induce the commission of an offense?