Vocab CJ I - part 2 Flashcards
Criminal Law
One of two general types of law practiced in the United States; a formal means of social control that uses rules interpreted and enforced by the courts to set limits to the conduct of the citizens, to guide the officials, and to define unacceptable behaviors.
Penal Code
The criminal law of a political jurisdiction.
Tort
A violation for civil law
Civil Law
One of two general types of law practiced in the United States; a means of resolving conflicts between individuals. It includes personal injury claims (torts), the law of contracts and property, and subject such as administrative law and the regulation of public utilities
substantive law
The body of law that defines criminal offenses and their penalties
procedural law
the body of law that governs the ways substantives law are administered; sometimes called adjective or remedial law
due process of law
the rights of people suspected of or charged with crimes. Also, the procedures followed by courts to ensure that a defendant’s constitutional rights not violated
politicality
An ideal characteristic of criminal law, referring to its legitimate source. Only violations of rules made by the state, the political jurisdiction that enacted the laws, are crimes
specificity
An ideal characteristic of criminal law, referring to its scope, criminal law should provide strict definitions of specific acts
regularity
An ideal characteristic of criminal law: the applicability of the law to all persons, regardless of social status
uniformity
An ideal characteristic of criminal law: the enforcement of the laws against anyone who violates them, regardless of social status
penal sanction
An ideal characteristic of criminal law: the principle that violators will be punished of at least threatened with punishment by the state
