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Crimes, Criminals and Crime Statistics: Introduction to Exercise 2 - Levels of criminal intent
What You Will Learn

The following exercise deals with the four levels of criminal intent (mens rea):
  • Intentional intent (or acting purposely)
  • Knowing intent
  • Reckless intent
  • Negligent intent
Key Terms


intentional intent
knowing intent
negligent intent
reckless intent
Click on a term for the definition and Spanish translation.
What You Will Do

Read the questions and click on the correct answer.
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