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Chp. 1-3 Flashcards

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Crime

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an act prohibited or an omission required by law

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Civil Justice

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deals with relationships between citizens, gov. agencies and private business concerns with issues relating to contracts, hiring, equality of treatment, divorce, child custody, etc.

punishment: think of money

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Criminal Justice

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justice concerned with violations of criminal law

punishment: think of jail

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1st Amendment

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right to freedoms of speech and religion + the right to assemble and to petition

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2nd Amendment

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right to keep and bear arms to maintain a well-regulated militia

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3rd Amendment

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right not to house soldiers during time of war

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4th Amendment

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right to be secure from unreasonable search and seizure

very heavily involved with proabable cause

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5th Amendment

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rights in criminal case including due process +indictment by grand jury for capital crimes plus the right to not testify agaist oneself

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6th Amendment

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right to speedy trial by impartial jury

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7th Amendment

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right to jury trial in civil cases

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8th Amendment

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right to not force accessive fines and/or bail + cruel or unusual punishment

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9th Amendment

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rights retained by the people, even if they are not specifically encarcerated by the consitution

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10th Amendment

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states rights to powers not specifically delegated to the federal government

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Probable Cause

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facts and circumstances that would lead a reasonable person to believe that a crime has been/is about to be committed

constitutional standard to search and arrest

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Arrest

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action of seizing someone by legal authority and taking them into custody

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2 Options After Arrest

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  1. take them into custody
    * a. release them from custody
    * b. they get bailed out
    * c. detained until court appearance
  2. released at the scene
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Pre-Trial Activites

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dependent on case, offender and court system
* first appearance
* arraignment
* preliminary hearings
* info/indictment

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Plea Bargaining

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a deal between prosecution and defendent

the deal is the defendent pleads guilty to reduce their punishment

at least 90% of all cases are resolved with this

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Two Types of Criminal Trial

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  1. Jury Trial
  2. Bench Trial
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Jury Trial

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a trial by jury of ones peers usually 6 to 12 who determine guilt of innocence

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Bench Trial

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a trial in which a judge determines guilt or innocence

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Burden of Proof in Civil + Criminal Cases

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  1. Criminal: proof beyond reasonable doubt
  2. Civil: a preponderance of evidence
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Burden of Proof Hierarchy

high to low

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  • proof beyond reasonable doubt
  • clear and convincing
  • preponderance of evidence
  • probable cause
  • reasonable suspicion
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Two Main Sources of Collecting Crime

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  1. Uniform Crime Report/ National Incident Based Reporting System
  2. National Crime Victimization survey
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Uniform Crime Report

UCR

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designed to take info that police collect about crimes that are committed and send it to the FBI

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National Incident Based Reporting System

NIBRS

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system used by police for collecting and reporting info on crimes
* groups different crimes into two categories of offenses: A and B

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Group A

offenses

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serious violations of the law

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Group B

offenses

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lesser crimes

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Three Common Ways UCR Expreses Data

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  1. raw figures- “in 2015 there were 14,856 murders in the US”
  2. percent changes- “the murder rate decrease 11%between 2014 to 2015”
  3. crime rate per 100,000 people- “the murder rate in 2015 was 5.0 per 100,000”
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National Crime Victimization Survey

NCVS

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data comes from self reporting surveys

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4 General Purposes of the Law

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  1. establish standards of behavior
  2. maintain order
  3. resolve disputes
  4. protect rights and liberties
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Complainant (Criminal) or Plaintiff (Civil)

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victim/ injured party

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Defendent

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criminal/ offender

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Substantive Law

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defines crimes/violations and punishments

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Procedural law

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defines the rules/procedure to use in applying substantive law

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Types of Tort

Civil Law

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  1. libel
  2. slander
  3. false imprisonment
  4. assult and battery
  5. negligent injury or death
  6. products liabilty
  7. tresspassing
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Libel

a type of tort

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written/published false statement

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Slander

a type of tort

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false spoken statement

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Three Categories of Damages

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  1. actual damages= designed to make one whole again
  2. compensatory damages= designed to compensate for the future
  3. punitive damages= designed to punish or send a message
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Stare Decisis

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“to stand by things decided” or “let the decision stand”

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Mala in Se

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wrong in itself

referencing types of crime

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Mala Prohibita

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wrong because the law says so

referencing types of crime

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Due Process

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a legal requirement that matters be resolved according to established rules and principles, and that individuals be treated fairly. It applies to both civil and criminal matters

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Three Elements of a Crime

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  1. Mens Rea= guilty mind
  2. Actus Rea= guilty act
  3. attendent circumstances= casual link
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Three Categories of a Crime

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  1. felonies= punishable by a year or more of incarceration
  2. misdemeanors= punishable by up to a year of incarceration
  3. infractions= monetary fines/lowest level
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Six Main Types of Criminal Defenses

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  1. consent
  2. self-defense
  3. entrapment
  4. double jeopardy
  5. mistake, compulstion, or necessity
  6. boutique or designer
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Consent Defense

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only valid when the consent is effective, meaning, it is voluntary and legal

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Self- Defense Defense

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comes from the common law and permits people to defend themselves from an attack. for the claim to be valid, the defendent must be able to demonstrates that the action they took was done so with the belief thay were in danger of death or serious injury

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Entrapment Defense

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involves a ssituation where the defendent claims the police coerceed them into committing a crime. two elements for successful defense 1) gov. agent induced the defendent to commit a crime + 2) the defendent was NOT otherwise predisposed to committing a crime

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Double Jeopardy Defense

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comes from the 5th Amendment. and exception is if a criminal trial ends in a hung jury, mistrial or as a result of some other defect without verdict

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Mistake Defense

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usually not a defense but in some cases an honest misunderstandin of facts or circumstances could reduce criminal responsibilty

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Compulsion/Coercion Defense

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centers on the idea of someone being forced to do something against their will that they would not ordinarily do. usually there is some type of threat that is inescapable

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Necessity Defense

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refered to as a “lesser of the two evils defense” situations where the defender is faces with an unusual situation where in ordinary circumstances their behavior would be criminal but in the instance their behavior is justified

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Boutique or Designer Defense

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custom built for ta paticular defendent for particualr crimes committed

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Four Instances for Insanity Plea

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  1. at the time the crime was committed
  2. at the time of the trial
  3. during the incarceration
  4. just prior to execution
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Distributive Justice

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justice that may or may not effect certain individuals of society equally or fairly

something may be distributed differently depending on the person

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Retributive Justice

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only way for justice to be satisfied is for the wrongdoer to suffer in proportion to the way others were effected

eye for an eye

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Welfare Maximilization

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no good found in vindictively causing pain to wrongdoers, but some form of punishment is still enforced

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Rehabilitation

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gives wrongdoers help in order to integrate back into society

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Deterance

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seeing punishment as being good for society as a whole

punishing to send a message to all of society

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Resoritive Justice

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focuses on making amends rather than making the wrongdoer suffer

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Why was religion a critical part of colonial life?

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The church was the moral compass of the community. Crime and sin were seen as one in the same with some crimes described in biblical terms such as profanity, blasphemy and violations of the Sabbath.

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At minimum Due Process must include…

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notice of accusation, a hearing or some type, a ruling

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What are some possible ways criminal matters come to the attention of the police?

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911 or non-emergency phone call, social media, direct observation by police, and a witness of a crime

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In the case of Mapp vs Ohio, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed what important issue?

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Exclusionary rule

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Exclusionary Rule

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evidence that was unlawfully obtained cannot be used as evidence within a trial

67
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Subpoenas

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a court order commanding someone to appear in court or to produce evidence

68
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How does Judge Cicconetti’s repeat offense rate compare to the national average?

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10% to 75%

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8 Major Crimes

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  1. murder
  2. forcible rape
  3. robbery
  4. aggravated assault
  5. burglary
  6. larceny/theft
  7. motor vehicle theft
  8. arson
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What is one of the main problems with the UCR?

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unreported crime

71
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By using smart statistics what was the change in the Camden, NJ murder rate that Anne Milgram mentioned in her Ted Talk?

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-41%

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NCVS statistics over the past several years to consider

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  • Approximately 15-20% of households in the U.S. are touched by crime annually
  • Approximately 12-14 million victimizations occur every year
  • Residents of cities are more than twice as likely as rural residents to become crime victims
  • Approximately 1/2 of all violent crimes and 1/3 of property crimes are reported
  • Victims of crime are more likely to be men than women
  • Younger people are more likely to be crime victims than the elderly
  • Violent victimization rates are higher among people in lower-income families
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Examples of Crime Typologies

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  • organized crime
  • cyber crime
  • corporate & white collar crime
  • terrorism
  • firearms crime
  • drug crime
74
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What do laws do?

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  • regulate a peaceful society
  • regulate relationships between people
  • promote moral beliefs
  • regulate economic relationships
  • regulate social change
  • identify criminals
  • authorize punishments
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Similarities Between Civil and Criminal Law

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  • both are designed to control behavior
  • both may require or prohibit certain actions
  • both permit the government to impose penalties
  • both may impose financial penalties
  • both may result in social stigma
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Differences Between Civil Law and Criminal Law

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  • crimes are public offenses, civil wrongs are private offenses
  • crimes are punishable by incarceration, civil wrongs are punishable by fines
  • governments bring criminal actions, individuals bring civil actions
  • fines from crime go to the government, fines from civil wrongs go to the damaged party
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Sources of Criminal Law

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  1. Constitutions
  2. Statutes
  3. Court Decisions
  4. Administrative Regulations
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EPA

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protects environment

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OSHA

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protects the workplace

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FDA

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protects food

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FAA

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protects air travel

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FTC

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protects free and fair trade

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FCC

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regulates communication

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Limits on Criminal Law

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  • jurisdiction
  • vagueness
  • repeal/amendment of statute
  • cruel and unusual punishment
  • equal protection and Due Process
  • other constitutional limitations; freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, 4th & 5th amendments
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Two Levels of Criminal Justice in the United States

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  1. state
  2. federal
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Most criminal cases are brought by?

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the state government

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