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Rasmussen College Criminalizing Attempt Solicitation and Conspiracy Questions

 

Answer the following questions on criminal justice

  • What justifies criminalizing attempt, solicitation, and conspiracy?
  • Should statutes defining conspiracy require proof of an overt act in furtherance of the conspirator’s agreement? Why or why not?
  • Should it be a defense to a charge of attempt that the accused voluntarily abandoned the attempt?
  • Given First Amendment protections of freedom of expression and association, can members of a revolutionary political organization be prosecuted for conspiracy to overthrow the government of the United States?
  • Has the government gone too far in their efforts to prevent terrorism?
  • Should the offense of conspiracy be used to prosecute Wall Street bankers and other white collar or corporate criminals?
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