Discuss the relationship between tort (civil) law and criminal law.

What will be an ideal response?


The goal of tort law is to compensate. The goal of criminal law is to punish. Some torts and crimes overlap
in the sense that a plaintiff may sue for money damages and at the same time the state may charge someone with a crime.

Criminal Justice

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_____________ is a type of bureaucratic structure that organizes persons at the operational/street level into cells whose members know only the people in their same cell

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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What is the source of the psilocybin family?

a. desert cacti b. dark-red flowers c. ergot seeds d. mushrooms

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Both the offender and correctional personnel are aware of the exact length and nature of an offender’s punishment in ______ sentencing.

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

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________________ is "an action by the police (or a government agent) persuading a person to commit a crime that the person would not otherwise have committed."

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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