SOC 1500 Final: Final Exam Review
12 Dec 2013
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Public law: deals with relationship between state and individual (ex. Private law: involves disputes between individual citizens and private. Procedural law: proper steps that must be used and rules that must be followed in any legal action. Substantive law: body of laws describes in our various codes and statutes companies (ex. Agencies, criminal law) i. e: contains rules for enforcing criminal law e. g. rules police must follow when making an arrest. An intentional act in violation of the criminal law (code), committed wihout defense or justification and sanctioned by the state . Three reasons why public confidence is important for the functioning of the justice system. Victims must have confidence, so they will report the crime- people may be discouraged to report criminal acts if they do not have confidence in the justice system. There won"t participate as a jury member or give evidence (no procedural law)
