Defining and Measuring Crime

Law that deals with private or public rights.

• Constitutional law

• Criminal law

• Civil law

• Property law

Party that initiates a lawsuit.

• Plaintiff

• Defendant

• Prosecutor

• District attorney

Has the defendant committed the crime for which they are charged?

• Civil liability

• Criminal liability

• Beyond a reasonable doubt

• Preponderance of evidence

More likely than not that an offense occurred.

• Civil liability

• Criminal liability

• Preponderance of evidence

• Beyond a reasonable doubt

Amount of evidence necessary to prove an assertion of guilt.

• Liability

• Guilt

• Burden of proof

• Balance of evidence

Maximum penalty for the crime is death.

• First degree felony

• Second degree felony

• Capital offense

• Third degree felony

Punishable by a maximum of ten years imprisonment.

• First degree felony

• Second degree felony

• Third degree felony

• Capital offense

Premeditated or contemplated killing.

• First degree murder

• Second degree murder

• Voluntary manslaughter

• Involuntary manslaughter

Killing, with malice aforethought, but with no premeditation.

• First degree murder

• Second degree murder

• Involuntary manslaughter

• Voluntary manslaughter

Intent to kill was present, but no malice was present.

• First degree murder

• Second degree murder

• Involuntary manslaughter

• Voluntary manslaughter