Civil Law Vs Criminal Law Essay

Society can be complex, since it has diversities of people and personalities. This complexity may cause disorder and chaos between each other. The US law use English Common Law and Roman Civil Law as influences in cases to make order and is divided into two; criminal and civil law. Criminal Law tend to be stricter than the civil law.
Criminal law is a claim made by the government (on behalf of society) against the person (natural or judicial) for a wrongful action. Therefore, the purpose of criminal law is to protect society against wrongful action that alters order and peace. The idea is to have a society without rappers, killers and person who commit a wrongful action. There are three parties in a criminal case. First, the prosecutor is the government that makes the …show more content…
One will be guilty which is when the prosecutor or the government proves that the defendant committed the wrong action. The other verdict will be not guilty or in other words innocent or acquitted and it is when the prosecutor does not prove that the defendant committed the wrongful action. If the defendant is found not guilty the prosecutor will dismiss, discharge or let the defendant free. But, if the defendant is found guilty there are outcomes or consequences as incarceration (going to jail), fine (convicted pay the money to the government), restitution (pay money to the victim), death penalty, community services, house arrest and probation. Nevertheless, there are two ways to prove the defendant is not guilty. One, is that the government cannot prove that the defendant commit a wrongful act and the other one is that the defendant make a defense. To find a defendant guilty the prosecutor need to fulfill the burden of proof for a criminal case which is called “beyond reasonable doubt”. It refers about how much prove the government or prosecutor needs to present and how certain the jury has to be. The prosecutor need to be 100% certainly since it affect