Contrast civil and criminal law proceedings
What will be an ideal response?
A crime is public wrong, codified in law, prosecuted by the state, must be proven beyond a
reasonable doubt, and consequences can range from fines or imprisonment to the death penalty.
A tort is a civil wrong against an individual and it is up to the individual to bring legal action.
Torts only require a showing of a preponderance of the evidence and the consequences are not
considered to be as severe, usually limited to injunctions or financial awards to compensate the
victim. An act can be both a tort and a crime, and failure to prove guilt in a criminal case does
not preclude a victory in civil court, an example being the O.J. Simpson case.
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Police officers may have ________ immunity against Section 1983 lawsuits if they have violated someone's constitutional rights
A) no B) absolute C) qualified D) vicarious
Most highway patrol units were formed beginning in the ________
A) 1920s B) 1930s C) 1940s D) 1950s E) 1960s
?What did Beauregard and Mieczkowski (2012) note in their study of 201 sex offenders?
A. ?being a stranger to the perpetrator increases the risk of harm B. ?being known to the perpetrator increases the risk of harm C. ?the victim/offender relationship does not affect harm D. ?Offenders only harm women.
According to the ______, the criminal justice system is used to oppress people of color.
A. blocked opportunities frame B. violent media frame C. social breakdown frame D. racist system frame