California POST Training Practice Test

Which category of intent crimes includes solicitation and embezzlement?

1. General Intent Crimes

2. Specific Intent Crimes

3. Transferred Intent

4. Misdemeanor Crimes

The correct answer is: Specific Intent Crimes

The category of intent crimes that encompasses solicitation and embezzlement is specific intent crimes. Specific intent crimes require a particular intention to achieve a specific result beyond merely intending to commit the act itself. In the case of solicitation, the individual must have the intention of persuading another person to commit a crime. This reveals a focused purpose behind the action – to bring about the commission of another crime. Similarly, embezzlement involves the intentional taking or misappropriation of property entrusted to one's care, where the offender specifically intends to permanently deprive the owner of that property. This focus on the offender's intent to achieve a specific outcome is what categorizes these actions under specific intent crimes, distinguishing them from general intent crimes, where the intention to cause a particular result is less crucial. The other choices, such as transferred intent, relate to different legal concepts that do not accurately describe the nature of solicitation and embezzlement, nor do they capture the specific mental state required for these crimes. Misdemeanor crimes, meanwhile, refer more to the classification of the crime itself rather than the type of intent involved. Therefore, specific intent crimes are the proper category for solicitation and embezzlement due to the explicit intention involved in these offenses