Law and Justice Sp23 Unit 2 Criminal Law Exam Review

Gangs

• The formal process of making a police record of an arrest
• punishment as revenge for a crime or wrongdoing
• Can exist in any town, and are majority male
• a defendant's plea declaring that he will not make a defense but not admitting his guilt

Factors that Contribute to gang involvement

• Can exist in any town, and are majority male
• Any circumstances accompanying the commission of a crime that may justify a lighter sentence.
• defense based on the belief that children under a specified age are not responsible for their actions
• poverty

BAC to Drive

• one who does not help plan or commit a crime, but helps those who did get away with the crime
• the use of race or ethnicity as sole grounds for suspecting someone of having committed an offense.
• failing to perform an act required by criminal law; parents who fail to protect their children when physically able to
• Must be under .08

Restitution

• money (compensation) that criminals must pay back to the victim as a punishment
• a continuum of disposition options that juvenile court judges and court staff have to help reduce delinquency;divided into several levels, these provide juveniles with the services they need to rehabilitate.
• border and airport searches, consent, vehicle searches, plain view, etc
• Person who plans and commits a crime

Victims of crime

• A jury of 16 to 23 persons who, in private, hear evidence presented by the government to determine whether persons shall be required to stand trial.
• Warnings that police must read to suspects prior to questioning that advises them of their rights.
• A defense requiring proof that the defendant would not have committed the crime but for police persuasion
• Majority teens and young adults

Who can Purchase Firearms

• Any circumstances accompanying the commission of a crime that may justify a lighter sentence.
• A legal status indicating that a person cannot be held responsible for his or her actions because of mental illness.
• poverty
• Generally, law-abiding citizens

Crime of Omission

• failing to perform an act required by criminal law; parents who fail to protect their children when physically able to
• a criminal sentence that is not carried out as long as the defendant commits no further crimes
• Must be under .08
• limited pat-down of the person's outer clothing to search for and remove any weapons

Attempt

• taking a substantial step toward committing a crime
• homicide
• Person who plans and commits a crime
• a continuum of disposition options that juvenile court judges and court staff have to help reduce delinquency;divided into several levels, these provide juveniles with the services they need to rehabilitate.

Principal

• Person who plans and commits a crime
• occurs when a person ignores a court order or shows a lack of respect for the court
• defense based on the belief that children under a specified age are not responsible for their actions
• A written or oral application to a court for a ruling or order, made before trial.

accomplice

• a defendant's plea declaring that he will not make a defense but not admitting his guilt
• a person who helps someone plan and commit a crime and can often be punished just as severely
• an approach to punishment that seeks to protect society from criminals by imprisoning or executing them
• A legal status indicating that a person cannot be held responsible for his or her actions because of mental illness.