What is the difference between mala in se and mala prohibita crimes? Provide one example for each.

What will be an ideal response?


a. Mala in se crimes are those crimes that are considered to be inherently evil and would be condemned by society even without any legislative policies that prohibit it.
b. Mala prohibita crimes are those crimes that are not necessarily considered inherently evil, but are still punishable because a statute prohibits it.

Criminal Justice

You might also like to view...

According to the presumption of _____, the government always has the burden to justify its use of power, even against people who turn out to be guilty

a. Innocence c. Guilt b. Culpability d. Blamelessness

Criminal Justice

Research conducted by ________ criminologists has allowed us to conclude that juveniles as a group are over-represented in nonviolent property offenses

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Criminal Justice

_____________ are automated methods of recognizing a person based on a physiological or behavioral characteristic.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Criminal Justice

In order for a fire to be deemed arson, there has to be evidence that the fire was deliberately set for the purpose of causing harm

a. true b. false

Criminal Justice