Chapter 1 Multiple choice questions

. Which of the following is a requirement of the 'principle of legality'?

Criminal offences should appear in statutes.

Criminal offences should be defined clearly.

Criminal offences should be punished adequately.

Crimes should only concern illegal activity.

. Which of the following defines the 'principle of responsibility'?

People should only be guilty in respect of conduct over which they have control.

People should be guilty of a crime if they behave irresponsibly.

People are responsible for other people's actions.

People should be responsible for their pets.

. The principle of minimal criminalization requires all harmful conduct to be criminalized.

True

False

. The principle of fair labelling requires that the description of the offence should match the wrong done.

True

False

. Subjectivism assesses criminal liability by looking at the state of mind of the defendant.

True

False

. What does section 3 of the Human Rights Act require courts to do?

convict guilty defendants

enforce the European Convention on Human Rights

interpret legislation in a way which complies with the European Convention on Human Rights where possible.

give effect to directives of the European Union

. Article 8 of the ECHR states that everyone has a right to respect for his ____ and family life.

. Feminism's sole contribution to criminal law theory is to point out that most of the judges are male.

True

False

. In terms of punishment the theory of retribution is that the defendant be prevented from committing future crimes.

True

False

. The jury decides the sentence that the defendant must face.

True

False

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