Chapter 1
Both are rules telling society what we can't do and what we must do. Rules that apply to everyone
What is Crimes v. Noncriminal Wrongs?
Where the society is governed by the constitution
What is Constitutional Democracy?
Actus Reus, Mens rea, and Concurrence are all ___ of a crime
What is Elements of a crime?
What is Elements?
Mes rea triggers the criminal act
What is criminal act causes the criminal harm?
Required mental element of a crime
What is mens Rea?
Punishable up to 11 months and 29 days, always less than a year.
What is a misdemeanor?
Criminalizes an act that was innocent when it was committed
What is Ex Post Facto Laws?
Evil Act
Applies only to crimes of criminal conduct causing criminal harm
What is Causation?
"I want to kill John Doe and the results of me doing those actions to be his death"
What is acting purposefully?
Looks at past crimes and gives the defendant a punishment based on those past crimes
What is Retribution?
Laws that are poorly defined and usually fail to provide citizens a clear understanding of the law.
What is Void for Vagueness Doctrine?
Only voluntary acts qualify as a criminal act. There are 2 requirements for a criminal act.
Comes down to an empirical question of fact
What is factual causation?
"I didn't want Jane Doe to get hurt, but I engaged in actions knowing that it would be likely she got hurt"
Looks into the future to stop crimes
What is Prevention?
This amendment prohibits states to deny persons equal protections of the laws within their jurisdictions.
What is the 14th amendment?
What is control of items/substances and awareness of control?
Something else between causing act and the end results
What is Intervening Cause?
Acting with an unconscious creation of a high risk of harm
What is negligence?
_______ is somewhere a defendant gets sent to be able to get help for their crimes or problems. In courts, it is usually a court order.
This amendment protects governing bodies from punishing people for what they say, how they protest, and what religion they practice.
What are the 2 types of criminal omissions
Coincidental and Responsive intervening acts are _____
What is the 2 types of intervening causes?
Prosecutor must only prove defendant did the act
What is strict liability?