Chapter 7 You Decide Part II - Justify Your Choices: Accomplices and Accessories

1. The central issue in Accomplices and Accessories revolves around the criminal liability that individuals other than the perpetrator may have before, during, and after the commission of a crime, as well as the role certain relationships play in creating criminal liability. Explain your choices in this scenario by addressing the following questions:

How can someone be an accomplice before or during a crime? What kind of criminal liability does an individual have if they are involved after the crime compared to before the crime?

2. What is vicarious liability, and how is it related to respondeat superior and parental responsibility statutes?