Legal Code Objectives Quiz

To promote criminal behavior

To prescribe penalties that are proportionate to the seriousness of offenses (correct)

To limit the exercise of official discretion in law enforcement

To safeguard conduct that is without guilt from condemnation as criminal

To make it easier for law enforcement to make arrests

To provide fair warning of what is prohibited and the consequences of violation (correct)

To limit the scope of state interest in law enforcement

To give criminals an advantage in court

To promote criminal behavior and the exercise of official discretion

To establish a system of rewards and incentives for good behavior

To limit the scope of state interest in law enforcement

To protect individual and public interests from harm (correct)

<p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They apply to offenses unless the statute defining the offense provides otherwise</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Civil injury is not merged in the offense</p> Signup and view all the answers