Criminal Justice Exam 1

Front 1

ex post facto

Back 1

"after the fact" - if someone did something one day and it was illegal the next you cannot arrest them after the law becomes in effect

Front 2

responsibility for crime
1. entrapment
(8)

Back 2

committing a crime that is gov induced

Front 3

responsibility for crime
2. self defense
(8)

Back 3

use the same amt of force used on you and it must b the last possible option
(castle laws)

Front 4

responsibility for crime
3. necessity
(8)

Back 4

you had to commit the crime bc it was going to b worse if you did not
trying to prove is difficult

Front 5

responsibility for crime
4. duress/ coercion

Back 5

being forced to commit crime against your will

Front 6

responsibility for crime
5. immaturity
(8)

Back 6

defense of young age (7 or less)

Front 7

responsibilty for crime
6 mistake of fact
(8)

Back 7

( it it not ignorance of the law)

Front 8

responsibilty for crime
7.. intoxication
(8)

Back 8

tricked into consuming a substance w/o knowing
(not a defense)
lower mens rea from specific intent to gen intent

Front 9

responsibilty for crime
8. insanity
(8)

Back 9

used in less than 1% and successful in about .9% of those times
(cj term)
if successful= looney bin , no release until doc says so aka life

Front 10

7 principles of criminal law
1. legality

Back 10

how good of a law is it?
prevents ex post facto

Front 11

7 principles of criminal law
2. actus reus

Back 11

the actual criminal act
preform the act of omission or commission

Front 12

7 principles of criminal law
3. harm

Back 12

act must cause harm to some legally protected value
( person, prop, object deemed valuable enuf to deserve protection)

Front 13

7 principles of criminal law
4. causation

Back 13

must prove criminal act directly caused harm

Front 14

7 principles of criminal law
5. mens rea

Back 14

"guilty mind" intent to commit crime
necessary for legal responsibility for a criminal offense, crim act, as distinguished from innocent intent

Front 15

7 principles of criminal law
6. concurrence

Back 15

to b considered a crime, the intent and the act must b present at the same time ( except speeding= strict liability offense)

Front 16

7 principles of criminal law
7. punishment

Back 16

must b provision in the law calling for punishment of those found guilty of violating the law