Exam 1

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Consensus View

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The belief that the majority of citizens in a society share common ideals and work toward a common good and that crimes are acts that are outlawed because they conflict with the rules of the majority and are harmful to society.

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Social Harm

Back 2

A view that behaviors harmful to other people and society in general must be controlled. These acts are usually outlawed, but some acts that cause enormous amounts of social Harm are perfectly legal, such as the consumption of tobacco and alcohol.

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Conflict View

Back 3

The view that human behavior is shaped by interpersonal conflict and that those which maintain social power will use it to further their own needs.

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Interactionist View

Back 4

The view that one's perception of reality is significantly influenced by one's interpretations of the reactions of others to similar events and stimuli.

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Moral Entrepreneurs

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Interest groups that attempt to control social life and the legal oder in such a way as to promote their own personal set of moral values. People who use their influence to shape the legal process in way they see fit.

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Common Law

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Early English law, developed by judges, that Incorporated Anglo-Saxon tribal custom, feudal rules and practices. And the everyday rules of behavior of local villages. Coon law became the standardization law of the land in England and eventually formed the basis of the criminal law in the United States.

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Mala in SE

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Acts that are outlawed because they violate basic moral values, such as rape, murder, assault, and robbery.

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Mala prohibitum

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Acts that are outlawed because they clash with current norms and public opinion, such as tax, traffic and drug laws.

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Substantive criminal law

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The branch of the law that defines crimes and their punishment. It involves such issues as the mental and physical elements of crime, crime categories, and criminal defenses.

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Procedural Criminal Laws

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Those laws that set out the basic rules of practice in the criminal procedure are the rules of evidence, the law of arrest, the law of search and seizure, questions of appeal, jury selection and the right to counsel.

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Civil Law

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The set of rules governing relations between private parties, including both individuals and organizations. The civil law is used to resolve, control, and shape such personal interactions as contracts, will and trusts, property ownership, and commerce.

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Public Law

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The branch of law that deals with the government and its relationship with individuals or other governments. It governs the administration and regulation of city, county, state, and federal government agencies.

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Intentional Torts

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Injuries that the person knew or should have known would occur through his or her actions- a persons attacks and injures another after a dispute.

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Negligent Torts

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Injuries caused because a person's actions were unreasonably unsafe or careless - a traffic accident is caused by a reckless driver.

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Strict Liability Torts

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Injuries that occur because q particular action causes damage prohibited by statue - a victim is injured because a manufacturer made a defective product.

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Felony

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A serious offense, such as rape, murder, robbery, or burglary, that is punishable by a prison sentence or. In the case of first degree murder, by capital punishment.

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Misdemeanor

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A minor or petty crime, typically punished by a fine, community service or jail time.