Chapter 8 resources for the Cyberlaw book
By John Bandler
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Chapter 8: Crime, criminal law, and criminal justice introduced
Chapter references, resources, and additional reading
- Chapter 8 resources, https://johnbandler.com/cyberlawbook-resources-ch08/ (this page)
- Criminal law, https://johnbandler.com/criminal-law/
- Chapter 12, Jurisdiction
- Part 4, Criminal Cyberlaw
- NY Penal Law, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN
- NY Criminal Procedure Law, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/-CH11-A
- Title 18 US Code, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18
- National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), https://www.ncsl.org
- District Attorney of New York County (DANY, Manhattan DA), https://manhattanda.org/
- New York State Police (NYSP) https://troopers.ny.gov/
- My forthcoming online course on criminal law, crime, and our criminal justice system, at Udemy (coming someday), https://johnbandler.com/udemy-courses/
- Someday, article comparing criminal and civil law
- Someday, article on U.S. criminal justice system
Chapter questions
- Name some categories of criminal law
- What is the most important law that governs government search and seizure?
- How is the federal government’s criminal jurisdiction “limited”?
- States have a general “police power” which the federal government does not. What does that really mean? And how does it affect policing and prosecutions?
- Who brings more cases each year, state and local prosecutors or federal prosecutors? Why do you think that is? What reliable statistics can you find and cite to?
- What is the difference between jurisdiction and venue?
- What do “NYPL” and “NYCPL” stand for?
- What is the difference between substantive criminal law and procedural criminal law?
- What is the difference between criminal law and civil law?
- What is the difference between federal criminal law and state criminal law?
- How can you tell if a particular criminal case is federal or state/local?
- Can federal agents work on state cases? Explain.
- Can state and local law enforcement work on federal cases? Explain.
- A sovereign citizen says that, according to their reading of the law, they do not have to recognize the instructions or authority of a state trooper, and that they will only recognize a deputy sheriff. Is their interpretation of the law correct or wrong and why?
- List the two elements present in almost every criminal offense.
- Mens rea is Latin for ___________
- Actus reus is Latin for _____________
- As we think about criminal justice and criminal law, there are two important categories from different government sovereigns, F__________ law and S___________ law
- A criminal defendant will either have their case heard in a F___________ court or a S__________ court
- There are two important types of criminal law, S_____________ and P___________ law. One is the conduct that is prohibited, one is the process.
Links and information
- The book: Cyberlaw: Law for Digital Spaces and Information Systems, by John Bandler
- Cyberlaw Book Resources (main resources page)
- Cyberlaw book FAQ
- Cyberlaw main book page
- Amazon - John's Author page
- Udemy online course on cyberlaw
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Originally posted 10/31/2024. Updated 11/03/2024.