Types of Crime
What is criminal law?
Cases in which people are accused of committing offenses that harm other people or property
What is a principal in a crime?
A person who commits a crime
What is a preliminary crime?
What is the role of lawyers in a trial?
Advocates for their client’s case
What is infancy (in the context of criminal responsibility)?
What is the penalty for breaking criminal laws in most states?
Prison (jail time)
What is an accomplice?
What is solicitation?
Paying or ordering someone to commit a crime
What is the role of judges in a trial?
Always makes sure the rules of court are being followed
What is insanity (in the context of criminal responsibility)?
What is civil law?
Disputes between people or groups, including disputes between governments and citizens
What is a accomplice before the fact?
What is attempted crimes?
Intending but failing to commit a crime
What is the role of juries in a trial?
What is entrapment?
What is the highest penalty for breaking civil laws?
Money ($$)
What is an accomplice after the fact?
What is conspiracy when it comes to crime?
What is a plaintiff?
The person(s) bringing the lawsuit
What is duress?
Committing a crime as the result of pressure from someone else
In some states what is the highest punishment for breaking criminal laws?
DEATH
What is a crime of omission?
Organized crime (Gangs & the mafia)
What is the defendant?
The party responding to the lawsuit
What is necessity?
You were forced to do it to protect human life