WDW101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Transferred Intent, Youth Criminal Justice Act, Insanity Defense
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The criminal law and its process (chapter 2) Criminal law is what defines everything that is criminal in the real world, and it can be and is constantly changed. After written criminal law codes were lost, dark thinking and fear of magic took over. 18th century system of law, crime and punishment were disorganized, and punishment was unruly and cruel. After the fall of ancient legal codes, england began their own legal system, where communities or cities were divided up and were responsible for their own laws and order. Similar to modern times, the important and wealthy were given lesser physical punishment, but had to pay more in fines. Common law: early english law that incorporated anglo-saxon law and the everday rules of behaviour for local villagers. Common law was constantly evolving due to more complex crimes and the variations of crimes. Negligence, out of the course of committing another crime, first degree murder.