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19 Cards in this Set
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acquittal
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a verdict of not guilty
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bail
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amount of money that the arrested person pays to guarantee they will show up at future trial.
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crime
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an intentional act or omission to act, that is in violation of criminal law
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crime control method
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repression of crime is the most important function of the criminal justice system
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defendant
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a person against whom a charge is brought in court
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due process model
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the purpose of the criminal justice system is to ensure fairness under the law.
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indict
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to accuse of wrongdoing through formal accusations
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restorative justice model
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the goal of repairing harm that criminal offenses inflict upon victims, offenders, and communities
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social justice model
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crime is a result of the burdens and benefits in society not being equally distributed among its members.
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actus reus
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guilty act; a required material element of a crime
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case law
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law that emerges when a court modifies how a law in a particular case is applied.
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civil law
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a body of private law that settles disputes between two or more parties in a dispute.
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duress
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the claim that the defendant is a victim rather than a criminal
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durham rule
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an insanity test that determines whether a defendant's act was a product of mental disease or defect.
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Hurtado v California
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The fifth amendment guarantee of a grand jury indictment applied only to federal trials.
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mala in se
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crimes that are considered inherently wrong or evil
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mala prohibita
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actions that are considered wrong because they have been prohibited by law.
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mens rea
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Having criminal intent
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stare decisis
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a policy of the courts to interpret and apply law according to precedents set in earlier cases
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