SOCL 3371 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mens Rea, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Example: give curfew to underage kids what the punishment will be for doing that behavior punish wrongdoing what the punishment will be maintain social order parking violations speeding violations restore social relations laws that regulate adoption, divorce, transfer of wills, helps give structure to social relationships. 02/22/2013 prosecution and defense attorneys prosecution: defends the people cooperate with police in a crime determine what a person will be charged with will review applications for arrest and search warrants represent government also have a lot of power in what plea bargain will be offered if one is given. 3 choices for a judge: bail retain released on oath to judge to come back bail reform act: establish a resumption on release on one;s own recognizance must be overcome by a money bail more people are in jail waiting for trial than people that are convicted of a crime if a person is let out on bail, sometimes reoffend crimes,
