PPT-Chapter Three The Criminal Act

Joel Samaha Learning Objectives To be able to identify the elements of and to explain why the voluntary act is the first principle of criminal liability To be able to differentiate conduct crimes from bad result crimes. FOUNDATIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF LAW. Provides funding for criminal justice agencies. Creates criminal laws. Determines sentencing guidelines. Legislative Role. Pre-Historical Era (Earliest History-2000 B.C.). Accessories . Accessories . individuals who contribute in some way to the crime’s commission. accusatorial system . accusatorial system . the defendant is presumed guilty unless he or she can prove innocence. October 13, 2016. Phillip Nunes . Chief Operating Officer / Alvis Inc.. Member of Recodification Committee. Ohio Criminal Justice Recodification Committee:. Amended Ohio House Bill 483 created the . ad hoc . and Cyber Crime. © . 2013 . Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.. The Purpose of Criminal Punishment. This chapter addresses questions such as:. Does society have the right to punish?. Is infliction of punishment morally justifiable?. Although law justifies use of punishment, moral justification for punishment is separate issue. Learning Objective 1. Describe the two most common models of how society determines which acts are criminal. . Mintaha Neslihan Eroglu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images. What is Crime?. The consensus model. GOALS. Know the rights people have when arrested and their potential criminal liability for the action of others. Name and describe the two types of defenses to criminal charges. Understand appropriate punishment for crimes. . Centers around tradition or customs. What . has been done previously becomes the basis . for same decision today.. Case Law. The decision or interpretation of a judge. in the original case becomes the standard . Developing the Criminal Justice System. Urbanization in the East and expansion in the West led to the development of more formal criminal justice systems.. Citizens’ advocacy groups (Chicago Crime Commission) advocated for justice and oversaw criminal justice agencies.. Learning Objective 1. List the four written sources of American criminal law.. Bettmann/Corbis. American Criminal Law. Constitutional . law . The U.S. Constitution and the various state constitutions. Introduction to Criminal Justice: A Personal Narrative Approach Chapter 1 Alissa R. Ackerman, PhD Meghan Sacks, PhD What is Criminology ? Criminology is the scientific study of the causes of crime Crime is a relative phenomenon CAREER ACADEMY Course Title: Ethics and Professionalism in Law Enforcement Course Number: LAWE - 145 Credit Hours: 3 Distribution of Contact hours: Lecture/Internet Delivery Instructor: Mr. Hatke 2 Introduction to the Special Part of the Czech . Criminal . Code. 1. 6. 10. . 2019. Relation Between General and Special part of the CC. General part . lays down the conditions of criminal liability. prescribes sanctions. Prepared by Adam J. McKee. What Makes an Act a Crime?. C. rimes, when taken as a whole, have very little in common. . Most mala in se offenses are universally criminal. . Murder, rape, robbery, arson, and burglary are nowhere acceptable (except for places where the rule of law does not prevail)..