CRJ 100 Quiz: CRJ 100 Exam 2
5 Feb 2018
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Chapter 7: victimless crime: no direct victim. Drug possession, gambling, prostitution, etc: parens patriae: a metaphor suggesting that the law acts as a parent and protector to its subjects. 166-170 is distributive justice, case study: sexting and justice 155- Class notes: us trial court/district court us court of appeals/fed circuit . Us supreme court: state trial court state court of appeals state supreme court, ex. Issue is id"d as a problem: 2. American law institute in 1962, which has formed the basis for revisions to the criminal laws in 2/3 states: actus reus: one component of the legal definition of crime, expressed in. Latin meaning evil act: mens rea: meaning evil mind. The mens rea of a crime is the level of intent the offender had to commit the act: strict liability: crimes that do not require criminal intent on the part of the offender.
