Criminal vs civil law Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Forensic Psychology - Exam One Questions and Answers Verified 100% Correct What is the origin of the word forensic? -Answer-Forum - Center of public affairs in the Roman City States... Judicial Process. What percent of time do forensic psychologists spend "catching the bad guy?" -Answer-Only 10% of forensic psychologists engage in criminal profiling. In some cases like Jeffrey Dahmer or John Gacy, but it is rare. What is a forensic psychologist? -Answer-A psychologist who applies the la...

Law correct answers A set of written rules that define standards of conduct that are acceptable or unacceptable Roles of Law correct answers 1) Influence behavior 2) Resolve disputes 3) Maintain values 4) Assist social change Assault correct answers Apprehend Battery correct answers Unknowingly get injured (touching) Assault & Battery correct answers Both can exist together in civil and criminal law (Ex. Three ladies and one leans over to hit the other and 3rd one gets hit instea...

GPSTC Exam 1- GA Criminal Law Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass 3 Origins of Law in today's legal system - Correct Answer ️️ -1. Constitutional Law 2. Statutory Law 3. Case Law Constitutional Law (Basic Laws of a nation/state) - Correct Answer ️️ -the SUPREME law of the land. - defines the powers and duties of the government - guarantees certain rights to the public - Federal, local, and state courts are bound by U.S Constitution ** States can ADD, but CANNOT take away from...

Aviation Law Midterm and final exam questions and answers Constitutional Law - Answer ️️ -Derived from Constitutions, both federal and state Statutory Law - Answer ️️ -Statutes are laws that are made by legislatures (congress or state state legislatures). Supersedes any common law to the contrary. Legislative branch Common Law (decisional law) - Answer ️️ -law based on previously decided cases Equity - Answer ️️ -Developed in England, fairness, mitigates the harshness of th...

Forensic - Forum: place of debate Court of law Science - Method of study used to empirically understand and describe the physical universe Fallibilism - Awareness that there could be alternative explanations 17th & 18th Century - Medicine 19th Century - Medicine, chemistry, law, photography 20th Century - Microscopy, fingerprints, pathology, chemistry, etc... Alexander Lacassagne - - professor of forensic medicine @ Lyon university - wide ranging interests: decomposition, ballistics, blo...

What is a law? correct answers Law is a body of rules enacted by public officials and backed by the force of the state What is justice? correct answers Fairness of outcomes, procedures, and interactions What is the difference between substantive and procedural justice? correct answers Substantive justices is if the moral or ethically right decision was made -Procedural justice is if the correct legal processes were followed and their was a fair trial What is a common law justice system...

Benefits of legal and ethical guidelines for therapists (4) - Answer-1. protects those of us who are ethical and law-abiding 2. clarifying standards to guide our practice when it gets murky 3. Helps the general public to put their trust in us 4. can dismiss frivolous complaints and law-suits Factors that govern actions of therapists - Answer-The Big 3 The Big 3 - Answer-1. laws (usually trumps all others) 2. codes of ethics 3. standard of care How are the Big 3 Enforced? - Answer-"The ...

Types of prevention - answer-primary- car restraints, bicycle helmets, immunizations secondary- prevent for those with RF-pap, mammo tertiary-mgmt of established disease- meds, lifestyle Primary - answer-Preventing the health problem, most cost effective form of healthcare **IMMUNIZATIONS, ensuring adequate illumination at home (preventing falls) Secondary - answer-Detecting disease in early asymptomatic stages, screenings -Early cause finding of asymptomatic disease via the use of a sc...

3 Origins of Law in today's legal system 1. Constitutional Law 2. Statutory Law 3. Case Law Constitutional Law (Basic Laws of a nation/state) the SUPREME law of the land. - defines the powers and duties of the government - guarantees certain rights to the public - Federal, local, and state courts are bound by U.S Constitution ** States can ADD, but CANNOT take away from U.S Constitution civil liberties. *** Law Enforcement Officers are bound by this Statutory Laws (Stat...