The one indispensable element of a crime is the _________

a. actus reus
b. mens rea
c. fusion of act and intent
d. strict liability


Answer: A

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Drug Enforcement Administration agents possessed a warrant to arrest Tiger Lyons and discovered that Tiger Lyons was attending a party being given by Oscar Zebra

The federal agents forced their way inside the home of Oscar Zebra where they arrested Tiger Lyons and Oscar Zebra when they discovered the two men in the process of sharing a glass pipe of rock cocaine. The warrantless arrest of Oscar Zebra was A) lawful because the federal police had lawful authority to arrest Tiger Lyons wherever he could be found, and if they found him inside another person's home doing drugs with the occupier of a third party's home, an arrest of both was proper. B) unlawful because the federal police had no lawful authority to enter the home of Oscar Zebra even when they possessed a warrant to arrest Tiger Lyons. C) unlawful since the federal authorities must have an arrest warrant to make a felony arrest. D) lawful because an arrest warrant carries with it the power to make it effective. E) lawful because the federal police had lawful authority to enter the home of Oscar Zebra once they possessed a warrant to arrest Tiger Lyons.

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The increased focus on retribution has reduced the overcrowding problem in prisons

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following is a challenge facing the ability of corrections to function as a system?

a. social costs b. financial costs c. system overload d. all of these

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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