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| rules of society that are enforced by government |
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| beliefs about what is fair and what is right and wrong |
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| breaking a law because it goes against personal morals |
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| How do laws bring order to society? |
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tell people what the may or may not do
setting standards on education
spell out proper wayts to settle a conflict |
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| How do laws protect safety, property and individual freedoms? |
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rape and murder agains law
parent responsible for kids
guarante retirement income and lowcost med. care
against stealing
freedom protected by constitution |
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| In what ways do laws protect society as a whole? |
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| environment and health laws |
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| What is the common purpose of laws? |
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| encourage people tp live tpgether peacefully |
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| What is the link between laws and morals? |
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| people okay laws because of basic morals |
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| What are the five most important reasons we need laws? |
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to protect people's safety
to bring order to society
to protect people's property
to protect indiviual freedoms
to promote the common good of teh people |
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| written laws made by legislature |
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| a body of law based on judges decisions |
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| written collection of laws |
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| Where do statute laws come from? |
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refers to laws made by congress or state legislatures
may be created to me a need or solve a problem
reflects general customs and beliefs |
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| Where do common laws come from? |
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results form judges' application of existiong laws
tradition the united states inheited from England
serves as precedents, or guides for judges
reflects general customs and beliefs |
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| any behavior that is illegal |
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| group of laws that tells which acts are crimes, how accused peole should be tried, and hoiw crimes should be punished |
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| a crime for which the penalty is imprisonment for more then one year, a fine or a combination of both |
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| a crime for which the penalty is a jail sentence of mot more than one year, a fine, or combo of both |
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| group of laws that help settle diasagreements between people |
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| What is the purpose and source of criminal law? |
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main- protect society as a whole from threats to their safety
help bring order to society
protect ppls rights
penalties must be fair + reasonable
originates with congress, stae legislatures or local law makers |
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| What is the purpose and soure of civil law? |
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main- proide a fair and orderly means for individuals or groups o settle conflicts
decisions based on earlied court decisions in similar cases or on statutes
protect ppls rights
bring order to society |
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| What are the major types of crimes? |
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Crimes against ppl
crimes against property
white collar crimes
victimless crimes
crimes against government |
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acts that thresten, hurt or end a persons life
ex-assult, homocide, man slaughter |
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some kind of stealing-larceny, robbery or burglary
arson
vandalism |
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| taking something of value without using violence |
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| takes something of value by using force or threat |
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| break in and plan todo something bad |
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| act of setting fire to someones property |
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illeagal but nonviolent acts by professional workers for personal or business gain.
fraud, embezzlement- thaking something from work, stealnf company secrets, not paying your taxs |
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gambling
drug use
prostotution |
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| Crimes against government |
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treason-betraly of ones government
terrorism |
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| What are the important causes of crimes? |
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Poverty
rapid social cahange
poor parenting
drug abuse
permissive courts
not enough money for police
violence in media |
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| a good rease to believe that a suspet has been involved in a crime |
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| leagl paper, issued by court, giving police permission to make an arrest, search or seizure |
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| money that a defendent giver teh court as a promise that he or she will return for trial |
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| aformal charge against a person accused of a crime |
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| court hearing in which the defendeamt is formaly charged with a crime and enters a plea. |
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| agreeing to plead guilty in exchange for a lesser charger or lighter sentence |
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| letting an inmate go free to serve the rest of his of her sentence outside or prison |
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| What is teh order of events form arrest to imprisonment? |
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arrested
appears in court for preliminary hearing adn may enter a plea
case goes infront of jury
if found guilty then sentence is made |
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| any young person who is found guilty of a crime |
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| a youth who is judged to be beyond the control of his or her parents of guardian |
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| a sentence in which a person goes free, but must be under teh supervision of a court official |
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| How does it go when a juvenile is arrested? |
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arrested
taken to either a county detention homeor juvie.
intake- social worer decides to send case
initial hearing- see if probale cause
instead of trial- adjudicatory hearing
finds to be a delinquent
dispositional hearing
where will be sent |
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| cases in whcih a court is asked to settle a dispute |
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| under civil law a person has a right to a payment thatis meant to make up for the harm caused by another's act |
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| money paid in n effort t compenste for a loss |
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| the use of general rules of fairness to settle conflicts |
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| an order to do or not to do a certain act |
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| What are teh types of civil laws? |
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Consumer- faulty product, misleading advertising or salesperson
Houseing- refusal of landlord to repair something, reusal of tenant to pay rent
domestic relations case- divorce
probate- divide up dead persons stuff
property- damage and trespassing |
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| legal document that chrges someone with having caused harm |
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| defendents written respons to a complaint |
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| process of gathering evidence before a trial |
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| court order to produce a witness of document |
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| record of answers tro questions asked of by a witness before a trial |
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| What are the events in a civil trail? |
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complaint by the plaintiff
defendant receives complaint and is summoned
defendant answers
gather evidence
trial
decides |
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