Criminal Law VS Civil Law

1. Define civil and criminal law. Could these case facts give rise to a criminal, a civil case, or both? Explain your answer.

“ An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth” a collection of 282 laws

The book would be extremely useful and informative to a scholar or practitioner of law

Leading U.S. supreme court cases in criminal justice: Briefs and key terms is a source reference with respect to criminal law, constitutional law, and criminal procedure. The major focus of this book includes explained mandates of over 1000 U.S. Supreme Court cases and this book details key terms and definitions.

3-Schubert, F. A. (2012). Introduction to law and the legal system. Mason, Ohio: Cengage Learning.

Christopher E. Smith, Police Professionalism and the Rights of Criminal Defendants, 26 Crim. L. Bull. 155, 158 (1990)

This is an introductory course in the study of criminal law, general legal principles, and how the criminal law functions in and affects modern society. This course highlights a variety of key topics, including the concept of crime and the development of criminal law, defenses to criminal charges, and a number of specific types of crimes, including personal crimes, property crimes, public order crimes, and offenses against public morality. Legal issues affecting punishment will also be discussed, as will ways the criminal law impacts victims of crime.

Lefstein, N., & American Bar Association. (2011). Securing reasonable caseloads: Ethics and law in public defense. Chicago, Ill: American Bar Association.

this is situations when people start to become aware or their own legal rights and looking to seek compensation. an individual will bring the case forward against another person (defendant) to claim any damages that have been caused.

The difference between a crime and a tort is a crime warrants punishment such, as jail time and a tort provides a plaintive with damages and compensation usually in the form of money (compensatory damages and or punitive damages). A tour protects people who have suffered a loss due to little or no fault of their own. Crimes involve protecting the general population. A crime is more of a social harm and a tort is a civil wrong. Tort cases involve different types of wrongful, culpability, or fault, and define them in varying ways such as intent, recklessness, negligence, and strict liability (Mallor, 02/2015, p. 182). A crime is defined as a criminal wrong, offense, felony, or misdemeanor. A felony is a serious crime such as murder, sexual assault, arson, and drug dealing. A misdemeanor is a lesser offense and includes things such as traffic violations and disorderly conduct. An example of a tort case is the hot coffee case an example of a crime is the OJ Simpson case.

In the United States, we have laws that require punishment for people that conduct themselves in a negative social behavior. Understanding how our court systems utilize this legislation to ensure that negative social behavior can be corrected. When looking at how these laws are placed into use in our criminal justice systems, one must understand the difference between the court terminology of law on the books and law in action (Neubauer and Fradella, 2009).

Horrigan, B, _Adventures in Law & Justice: exploring the big legal questions in Everyday Life_, Lawbook Company, Sydney, 2003

There are two major areas of law, civil law and criminal law. As a society, people tend to not pay attention to law unless they are in the middle of an issue. The two areas of law are important to know though, since an issue can occur at any time and it is important to be prepared and have a basic understanding of what is happening and what to do. Many people do not know the distinction between civil law and criminal law, and while the ramifications vary considerably for each, the cases can occur simultaneously, which is why it is important to know the differences and in what scenarios each form is used.

Someone commits a wrongful act and someone is the victim is considered a crime. The charge is against the defendant and if found to be responsible for the crime the defendant serves a sentence and pays a fine to the government and possible restitution is paid to the victim of the crime. The case presented is an example of a person who is accused of a crime.

While criminal law deals with crimes against society of the state, tort law is concerned with compensating the victims of noncriminal wrongs. Tort is a noncriminal injury to other persons or their property or reputation. There are two types of torts: