Critical Thinking Question What Are the Levels of "Intent" for Criminal Law? Discuss

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Critical Thinking Question
What are the levels of "intent" for criminal law? Discuss each level in detail and provide an example that is not already given in the text. When is intent not an element of a crime? Provide examples. What are motive and scienter?

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Definitions:

Mindlessness

The act of agreeing to a request without giving it thought. A small request is likely to be agreed to, even if a spurious reason is provided.

Acquiescent Response

A tendency to agree with or accept something passively, rather than expressing one's own opinion or dissent.

Elaboration-Likelihood Model

A theory suggesting two primary pathways (central and peripheral) that influence the ability of a message to persuade.

Central Route

In persuasion theory, a cognitive route of information processing that involves deliberate analysis of the attributes and content of the message.