Bill of Rights
Based on the idea that individuals who commit wrongful acts deserve punishment proportional to their crimes.
What is retribution?
Define Discretion.
What is the power to make decisions based on judgement?
What are cops, courts and corrections?
Name various sources of law.
What is statutory law, common law and constitutional law?
Name the legal system where the court is actively involved in investigating facts.
What is the Inquisitorial System?
Punishment can prevent future crime by reforming the individual offender's behavior.
What is Rehabilitation?
Describe the pros of using discretion in the criminal justice system.
What is individualized Justice, Flexibility, Efficiency, Rehabilitation focus, Mercy?
Name some responsibilities of law enforcement.
What is crime prevention, investigation and arrest of suspects?
Name the amendment in the Bill of Rights that protects against cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the eighth amendment?
Name the legal system where two opposing sides present their cases before a neutral judge.
What is Adversarial System?
Assumes that the state has a duty to protect the public from future harm by restricting an offender's liberty.
What is incapacitation?
Describe the cons of using discretion in the criminal justice system.
What is potential for bias, lack of predictability, public perception, pressure on decision-makers?
Name some responsibilities of the courts.
What is determining guilt or innocence and protecting the rights of the accused?
Name the amendment in the Bill of Rights that protects an individuals right to a fair trial.
Define actus reus.
What is the guilty act?
justifies punishment based on its potential to prevent future crimes by discouraging potential offenders.
What is Deterrence?
Name the form of law that deals with offenses against society and is prosecuted by the government.
What is criminal law?
Name some responsibilities of corrections.
What is carry out sentences, rehabilitation, community supervision?
What is the fourth amendment?
Define mens rea.
What is the guilty mind?
Based on the idea that offenders should make amends to victims to repair the wrong they have done.
What is reparation?
Name the form of law that resolves disputes between individuals or organizations.
Civil Law
Name the act that happens first in the "Order in the Criminal Justice System."
What is a crime takes place?
Name the amendment in the Bill of Rights that protects against self-incrimination and protects due process of law.
What is the fifth amendment?
List the 5 key elements of crime.
What is actus reus, mens rea, concurrence, causation and harm?