2.5
Term used to identify when it is believed if you warn someone of what will happen they will not commit a crime.
Deterrence
Originally came from England bases current/future court decisions on prior decisions
Common Law
When a law is not clear enough it is made invalid
Void for Vagueness
Term used in court to show a crime was committed
Actus Reus
Your honor, I only did this because the police made me
Entrapment
Term that identifies when someone is put into prison
Term used to identify when a civil wrong is done to someone
Tort
Ex Post Facto
Often referred to as "Guilty Mind"
Mens Rea
Stuck in the woods, going to freeze to death so I break into a cabin to survive
Necessity Defense
Term used to identify when someone returns to prison (often over and over)
Recidivism
Term used to identify when theft occurs (typically from someone's employer)
Embellezment
Speech designed to cause alarm in someone
Fighting Words
Criminal should have been aware what they were doing was going to harm someone
Negligence
Insanity Defense
Philosopher who said punishment should only be harsh enough to stop someone from crime
Caesar Beccaria
Phishing
"Test" used to determine if what someone said (fire in a movie theater) is lawful
Clear and Present Danger Test
Set of facts put together to help convict someone
Element (of a crime)
Term for when someone may use force to get someone to commit crime
Coercion
Term used to that indicates a person will only believe ... punishment will happen if they commit a crime
Certainity
Term used to identify what someone will receive if they commit ..... crime
Sentence
Amendment typically associated with cruel and unusual punishment
8th
Term used to ID current legal laws in most states
Model Penal Code
Unwanted Physical Contact
Battery