01:202:201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Strict Liability, Statutory Rape, Absolute Liability

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Criminal Justice
• Course: 01:202:201
• Professor: Dr.Kristen Zgoba

Document Summary

Felonies: criminal offences punishable by death or by incarceration in a prison facility for at least one year. Misdemeanors: an offense punishable by incarceration in a local confinement facility for a period whose upper limit is prescribe by statute in a given jurisdiction, typically one year or less. Offenses: minor violations of the aw that are less serious than misdemeanors. T(cid:396)easo(cid:374): u (cid:272)itize(cid:374)"s a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s to aid a foreign government overthrow, make war against, or seriously injure the united states. To attempt to overthrow your own countries government. Espionage: gathering and transmitting or losing information related to national defense such that the information ends up in the possession of a us enemy. Consists of an action or conduct that is a step toward the intended commission of another offense. (cid:862)a (cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:373)e (cid:396)e(cid:395)ui(cid:396)es a(cid:272)tus (cid:396)eus, (cid:373)e(cid:374)s (cid:396)ea, and the concurrence of the t(cid:449)o(cid:863) To be something is not a crime, but to do something might be.