CRMJ 254 Study Guide - Final Guide: Factions Of Halo, Cofton, Trial
31 Jan 2014
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Goals of criminal justice: the police- maintain order, arrest perps, provide emergency service. Arrest and booking (a suspect)- seizing and detaining a person and administrative recording of an arrest. Elements state has to prove for conviction: actus reus- the guilty act. act happened, mens rea- state of mind that accompanies criminal act criminal mind. Ex post facto law-cant be punished for actions committed before law made it illegal. Mala in se- crimes that are wrong in themselves, wrong everywhere. Mala prohibita-offense that are illegal because law define them as such (trespassing) Dark figure of crime-number of crimes officially not counted by police. Uniform crime reports (ucr) part 1 and part 2. Legal defenses for criminal responsibility: duress-force or coercion as an excuse for committing a crime, underage or juvenile delinquency-category of defense for the young b/w 7-18. Insanity-mental or psychological impairment or retardation as a defense against criminal charge: entrapment-induced by law enforcement to commit a crime.
