Vocabulary
This is the mental condition in which a person needs to be in to establish whether or not they committed a crime intentionally. In other words, criminal intent.
What is Mens Rea?
This is when an action is prohibited because it is morally wrong.
This is when someone's conscious goal is to engage in the conduct prohibited by the law.
What is acting purposely?
This the idea that the individuals punished by the law will not commit their crimes again because they "learned a lesson."
What is specific deterrence?
This is when an action is banned because the government decides it is wrong.
What is mala prohibita?
This is when a person is aware that their conduct will cause a particular result, even if it wasn’t their primary goal.
What is acting knowingly?
This is the idea that every person punished by the law serves as an example to others contemplating the same unlawful act.
What is general deterrence?
This is the legal principle that punishment should fit the crime.
What is the Doctrine of Proportionality?
This is when a person consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk, meaning they knew a risk involved, but they did it anyway.
What is acting recklessly?
This is the freedom that police have in some interactions. (ex: when encountering a speeding person, they have some leeway when making decisions)
What is discretion?
This is when a person should have been aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk, but they were not aware.
What is acting negligently?
This is the Latin phrase and commandment which essentially means "an eye for an eye"
What is Lex Talionis?