Criminal Law 12th
edition by Joel
Samaha
social reality of U.S. criminal law - correct answers--the dual nature of U.S. criminal law
divided into two categories: a small number of serious, core offenses and a large
number of lesser crimes, or "everything else"
criminal law imagination - correct answers--the contributions of law, history, philosophy,
the social sciences, and sometimes biology to explain the moral desires we wish to
impose on the world
, felonies against persons - correct answers--the core offenses of murder, manslaughter,
rape, kidnapping, and robbery
felonies against property - correct answers--the core offenses of felonious theft,
robbery, arson, and burglary
hard punishment - correct answers--a sentence of a year or more in prison
punishment imagination - correct answers--crimes that fit within the criminal law
imagination and that the law should punish by locking people up
police power - correct answers--all federal, state, and local governments' executive,
legislative, and judiciary's power, including uniformed police officers, to carry out and
enforce the criminal law
Torts - correct answers--private wrongs for which you can sue the party who wronged
you and recover money
Compensatory damages - correct answers--damages recovered by tort plaintiffs for
their actual injuries
Punitive Damages - correct answers--damages recovered by tort plaintiffs to punish the
defendant for their "evil behavior"
mala in se - correct answers--offenses that require some level of criminal intent
mala prohibita offenses - correct answers--offenses that are crimes only because a
specific statute or ordinance prohibits them
Felonies - correct answers--crimes punishable by death or confinement in the state's
prison for one year to life without parole
misdemeanors - correct answers--offenses punishable by fine and/or confinement in the
local jail for up to one year
state criminal codes - correct answers--criminal law created by elected representatives
in state legislatures
municipal codes - correct answers--criminal law created by city and town councils
elected by city residents
U.S. Criminal Code - correct answers--criminal law created by the U.S. Congress
administrative agencies - correct answers--appointed participants in creating criminal
law that assist the U.S. Congress
edition by Joel
Samaha
social reality of U.S. criminal law - correct answers--the dual nature of U.S. criminal law
divided into two categories: a small number of serious, core offenses and a large
number of lesser crimes, or "everything else"
criminal law imagination - correct answers--the contributions of law, history, philosophy,
the social sciences, and sometimes biology to explain the moral desires we wish to
impose on the world
, felonies against persons - correct answers--the core offenses of murder, manslaughter,
rape, kidnapping, and robbery
felonies against property - correct answers--the core offenses of felonious theft,
robbery, arson, and burglary
hard punishment - correct answers--a sentence of a year or more in prison
punishment imagination - correct answers--crimes that fit within the criminal law
imagination and that the law should punish by locking people up
police power - correct answers--all federal, state, and local governments' executive,
legislative, and judiciary's power, including uniformed police officers, to carry out and
enforce the criminal law
Torts - correct answers--private wrongs for which you can sue the party who wronged
you and recover money
Compensatory damages - correct answers--damages recovered by tort plaintiffs for
their actual injuries
Punitive Damages - correct answers--damages recovered by tort plaintiffs to punish the
defendant for their "evil behavior"
mala in se - correct answers--offenses that require some level of criminal intent
mala prohibita offenses - correct answers--offenses that are crimes only because a
specific statute or ordinance prohibits them
Felonies - correct answers--crimes punishable by death or confinement in the state's
prison for one year to life without parole
misdemeanors - correct answers--offenses punishable by fine and/or confinement in the
local jail for up to one year
state criminal codes - correct answers--criminal law created by elected representatives
in state legislatures
municipal codes - correct answers--criminal law created by city and town councils
elected by city residents
U.S. Criminal Code - correct answers--criminal law created by the U.S. Congress
administrative agencies - correct answers--appointed participants in creating criminal
law that assist the U.S. Congress
