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Question 19

2 Points

What are the two types of crimes' statutes have historically been employed to detain and keep "undesirables" off the streets.

prostitution and vagrancy

loitering and prostitution

vagrancy and loitering

riot and prostitution

Question 18

2 Points

Every state punishes the purchase, sale, exhibition, production, advertisement, distribution, or possession with the intent to distribute which of the following?

pornography

erotica

child pornography

prostitution

Question 17

2 Points

False public alarms, prowling, desecration of graves, cruelty to animals, and public drunkenness would be considered as ______.

unlawful assembly

quality of life crimes

disorderly conduct

breach of the peace crimes

Question 16

2 Points

Which of the following acts is NOT a target of increasing amount of enforcement?

trespassing in areas under bridges and adjacent to parks

failing to support a wife and child

sleeping in the parks and subways

aggressive panhandling

Question 15

2 Points

Which country's law can vagrancy be traced?

Spain

China

Germany

England

Question 14

2 Points

An individual who wanders the streets with no apparent means of earning a living is known as a(an) ______.

vagrant

bum

wanderer

indigent

Question 13

2 Points

Jenny and Chris recently ended their 6-year relationship after a huge argument. She made 500 flyers with his picture on it under the title "Jerk" and included his home address and phone number. She wanted him to experience public humiliation and ridicule. Under the common law, what type of offense might this be?

extrinsic breach of the peace

constructive breach of the peace

fighting words

disorderly conduct

Question 12

2 Points

Under the common law, the collection of three or more persons with the purpose to engage in an unlawful act was known as ______.

disorderly conduct

riot

unlawful assembly

gang

Question 11

2 Points

Offenses such as public drunkenness, vagrancy, loitering, panhandling, graffiti, and urinating and sleeping in public fall into which one of the following categories?

public exposure

public indecency

status offense

private indecency

Question 10

2 Points

______ is the encouraging and inducing of another to become or remain a prostitute.

Prostitution

Hooking

Pandering

Pimping

Question 9

2 Points

Approximately ______ of all arrests are for acts threatening public morality.

50%

60%

70%

90%

Question 8

2 Points

Which state is the only state in the United States where prostitution is legal?

Illinois

New York

California

Nevada

Question 7

2 Points

Juliet went to Independence Park to protest the recent budget cuts to education in Clark County. It was a spur of the moment thing and as a result she was alone in her efforts. Nonetheless she yelled and marched and held various signs up to get her point across. She is arrested and charged with rioting. Is this charge appropriate in the given circumstance?

No, she has committed aggravated disorderly conduct.

No, she has the right to freedom of expression.

Yes, she was disturbing the peace in a public place.

No, a riot requires more than just one person.

Question 6

2 Points

Sex trafficking can be subject to punish of up to how many years in prison?

10

20

30

life

Question 5

2 Points

In order for an offense to considered a riot under the Model Penal Code, how many individuals need to be present?

one

two to three

four to five

more than five

Question 4

2 Points

Under the common law, acts that disturb or tend to disturb the tranquility of the citizenry are known as ______.

breach of the peace

disorderly conduct

law against noise

riot

Question 3

2 Points

Standing in public with no apparent purpose is the definition of ______.

rout

loitering

unlawful assembly

vagrancy

Question 2

2 Points

Which of the following acts is NOT considered as disorderly conduct with the purpose to cause public?

annoyance

fighting words

alarm or recklessly creating a risk

inconvenience

2 Points

Under the common law, which of the following occurred when three or more individuals engaged in an unlawful act of violence?

disorderly conduct

riot

unlawful assembly

melee