1. Criminal, Civil, and Juvenile Justice

2.  Refusal to obey an unjust law, but accepting the punishment Henry David Thoreau

3.  Usually guide judges in their decision process (precedent)

4.  Written collection of laws that are organized by subject Hammurabi

5.  Because beliefs and values change BeforeAfter

6.  A retroactive criminal law; an action is not a crime until a law is written against it Legal Drinking Age

7.  Did this person commit this act against society? (crime) Did this person commit this crime?

8.  What is a fair way to settle this disagreement between people? What is a fair way to settle this disagreement? King Solomon

9.  Poor neighborhoods have more crime than wealthy neighborhoods (a crime is committed every 3 seconds, and it costs people billions a year)

10.  An Intentional killing

11.  Most common type of crime

12.  Crime against a person and property

13.  Are said to hurt only the one who commits it and not society as a whole (debatable). Gambling would be an example

14.  T.V. violence, poverty, drug abuse

15.  The more successful the programs, the better it is for the criminal justice system  Incarceration-prison

16.  Help, not punish, juveniles  Have no right to a jury trial

17.  Granted due process rights to juveniles

18.  Misdemeanor-A minor crime  Felony-A serious crime

19.  Are examples of civil cases (torts)

20.  Place responsibility where it belongs  Most civil cases end in a settlement

21.  Filed by plaintiff to start a lawsuit

22.  Number of lawsuits filed a year in U.S.

23.  Based on the preponderance of evidence  Have caused cities to offer less services  Settlements  Settled on principles of compensation and equity

24.  Based on concept, beyond a reasonable doubt  Most cases end in a plea bargain.  Crime-act against society

25.  Due to evidence collection, lawyer delays, shortage of judges and court rooms  Hugh, Cheatum, and Howe Legal Services

26.  Takes little time

27.  Class Action Lawsuits-Sue everyone involved  Tort reform  Have caused cities to offer less services