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Chapter 8: Crime, criminal law, and criminal justice introduced

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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.

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Originally posted 10/31/2024.  Updated 11/03/2024.