Mala prohibita - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

_______ evidence directly links a person to a crime : Direct _______ evidence relies on an inference to connect a conclusion of fact : Circumstantial _________ evidence is tangible and may be direct or circumstantial : Physical __________ evidence refers to evidence and/or statements which tend to clear, justify or excuse a defendant from alleged fault or guilt : Exculpatory Evidence to be admissible in court must be _____ and _______ : relevant; reliable Mala in se 2 | P a g e : w...

CRIM 249 EXAM 1 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS criminology - correct answer scientific study of crime as a social phenomenon deviance - correct answer the recognized violation of cultural norms statistical deviance - correct answer uncommon or rare characteristics normative deviance - correct answer an act is deviant if it violates the prevailing norms in a given setting institutional deviance - correct answer When society and its formal organizations are not meeting the needs of ...

CLEET Legal Block - Questions and Answers What is a tort? A civil wrong Burden of proof in a civil case preponderance of the evidence What is a crime? criminal wrong, offense against the public Burden of proof in a criminal matter beyond a reasonable doubt Elements to Show Negligence Duty Breach Causation Damages/injury Elements needed to show intentional tort assault battery kidnapping trespass/conversion malicious prosecution Elements needed to show a constitutional tort violation of constit...

_______ evidence directly links a person to a crime - correct answer Direct _______ evidence relies on an inference to connect a conclusion of fact - correct answer Circumstantial _________ evidence is tangible and may be direct or circumstantial - correct answer Physical __________ evidence refers to evidence and/or statements which tend to clear, justify or excuse a defendant from alleged fault or guilt - correct answer Exculpatory Evidence to be admissible in court must be _____ and _______ -...

1. The _________ is the system of rules and standards by which the admission of proof at trial of a lawsuit (criminal or civil) is regulated. a. Substantive law b. Common law c. Laws of evidence d. Procedural law - correct answer laws of Evidence The goals of a trial are to protect the rights of the individual and to a. gain a conviction or damages. a. gain a conviction or damages. b. protect society. c. determine the truth. d. make...

Criminology 100 Kevin Fornshill GMU Latest Update 100% Verified 6 exceptions to warrantless searches -plain view exception -consent -stop and frisk -automobile exception -emergencies/ hot pursuit Broken Windows Theory a theory proposing that even small acts of crime, disorder, and vandalism can threaten a neighborhood and render it unsafe (neighbors let it happen) Code of Hammurabi a collection of 282 laws. One of the first (but not THE first) examples of written law in the a...

Criminology Ans Scientific study of crime as a social phenomenon. Researched based, and heavy in theory. statistical deviance Ans uncommon behaviors that are not necessarily violating norms normative deviance Ans violates a social norm leading to negative response from society. Things that people deem offensive. Institutionalized deviants Ans people who will be viewed as deviants in most or all contexts, and it may or may not be intentional rare deviants Ans people who are sometim...

CRIM 249 EXAM 1 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Quantitative Data - correct answer Numerical data, usually utilize large representative samples, good for broad patterns, often expensive, and lacking in detail Criminology - correct answer The scientific study of crime as a social phenomenon. It is a nomothetic, research based discipline that is heavy in theory Deviance - correct answer Something that violates a social norm and that can lead to a negative rezones by society. Things peop...

MPTC Final Exam 2024 Study Deck Questions and Answers. evidence directly links a person to a crime - correct answer Direct _______ evidence relies on an inference to connect a conclusion of fact - correct answer Circumstantial _________ evidence is tangible and may be direct or circumstantial - correct answer Physical __________ evidence refers to evidence and/or statements which tend to clear, justify or excuse a defendant from alleged fault or guilt - correct answer Exculpatory Evidenc...

MPTC Final Exam 2024 Study Deck Questions and Answers. _______ evidence directly links a person to a crime - correct answer Direct _______ evidence relies on an inference to connect a conclusion of fact - correct answer Circumstantial _________ evidence is tangible and may be direct or circumstantial - correct answer Physical __________ evidence refers to evidence and/or statements which tend to clear, justify or excuse a defendant from alleged fault or guilt - correct answer Exculpatory ...