ch 1-3 key points Flashcards
systems subcomponents function primarily to serve own interests
conflict model
all aspect of the system working together to achieve justice
consensus model
crime report statistics for use in law enforcement; contains murder and nonnegligent crimes
ucr( uniform crime report)
crime survey info on nonfatal personal crimes
ncvs (national crime victimization survey)
guilty mind
mens rea
guilty act
actus reas
“body of crime”
corpus delecti
regulating noncriminal relationships between and among persons, businesses, and agencies of the gov (type of law)
civil law
law branch of modern which concerns itself with offenses committed against society and property(type of law)
criminal law
planned or premeditated murder
1st degree
intentional and unlawful killing(heat of moment)
2nd degree
unintentional murder or accident
3rd degree
improper of illegal inducement to crime by agents of enforcement (tricked into doing something by a leo)
entrapment
no person may be tried twice for the same offense
double jeopardy
defense based on a mental condition that may be sufficient to exonerate the defendant of guilt
diminished capacity
legal defense based upon claims of mental illness or mental incapacity
insanity
person tricked into consuming an illegal drug or alcoholic beverage that causes them to have an altered state of mind
involuntary intoxication
defense for sleep walking, seizure
unconsciousness
protection of oneself or ones property from unlawful injury or the risk of unlawful injury
self-defense
statement where you claim you were distant from the crime and you participating would be impossible
alibi
legal defenses in which the defendant admits committing the act but said it was necessary
justifications
when you first get convicted you are sent to get what taken…
mug shots, personal info, and must sign paper saying you know your rights
2nd step after conviction
hearing talks about possible bail
preliminary hearing determines if you should go to _____
trial and if theres probable cause
after prelim hearing you must do your arraignment which pleas….
guilty, not guilty, no contest
trial then occurs after arraignment then…
sentencing which contains corrections, probation, parole
1st 10 amendments
bill of rights
defense where defendant didn’t know what they were doing was wrong or acting in response to an irresistible urge
insanity
