Distinguish between substantive and procedural criminal law

What will be an ideal response?


? Substantive criminal law defines which acts are considered criminal, and their associated punishments.
• Procedural criminal law describes the process by which the law should be carried out in order to protect the rights of individuals from the power of government.

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In the capital punishment debate, one side argues that while the penalty may not deter offenders it is still a valuable punishment in the name of social defense. This is most clearly representative of which school of criminology?

A. classical B. German C. Italian D. Russian

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Complex PTSD and the accumulation of traumatic events are characteristic of many ______.

A. CSEC victims B. victims of online sexual solicitors C. homicide victims D. victims of date rape

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The use of waiver to adult court was reduced sharply during this period

a. "kids are different" b. refuge c. juvenile court d. juvenile rights e. crime control

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What was the purpose of the U.S. Supreme Court rule concerning the right of prison inmates to receive a DNA analysis?

What will be an ideal response?

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