I. Identify the three different ways that the laws resolve the problem of punishing people for what they might do.
II. Discuss the two rationales that provide the basis for criminal attempt liability. Choose which do you believe is the more appropriate rationale. What is the reasoning for your argument?
III. Voluntary abandonment is a defense to criminal liability in about half of the states. What is required in a “typical” voluntary abandonment statute? Tell us how voluntary abandonment applies to Illinois, if at all.
IV. The chapter states that punishing solicitation to commit a crime is based on nipping in the bud the special danger of group criminality. What types of crimes are most likely to be solicited (fall under solicitation statutes). What are the pros and cons of solicitation laws?