Criminal Law
True or False? There are separate civil and criminal laws and courts.
True
What is civil law?
Laws that refer to disputes between people.
Small definition of statuatory law?
Laws passed by Congress
What are some forms of punishment for juvenile crime?
Counseling, probation, foster care, juvenile correction center
What does the rule of law state?
No one is above the law and governmental decisions
Examples of criminal actions.
Murder, Rape, Stealing, Assault
What do civil laws settle?
Personal issues.
Small definition of common law?
Law that comes from judges decision that rely on precedent
What does the juvenile justice system do instead of trials?
Hold hearings
What does the rule of law limit?
Powers of government by judicial defence of laws
What is crime?
Behavior that is illegal and affects society as a whole.
Examples?
Contract disputes, divorce proceedings, property boundaries, etc.
Small definition of administrative law?
Laws created by government agencies that affect our daily lives
Causes for juvenile crime?
What does rule of law prevent?
Dictatorship
What is criminal law?
Laws that describe what actions are crimes.
True or False: civil law protects society as a whole
False
Small definition of constitutional law?
Laws based on the U.S. Constitution.
What is the age of adulthood in SOME states?
16
What does rule of law protect?
Rights of the people
Criminal law also:
Describes how a person accused of a crime should be punished.
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Are criminal and civil law the same as the sources of law?
No
What is the age of adulthood for MOST states
18
True or False? Governmental decisions must be made by applying known legal and moral principles
True