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Criminal Justice
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many Criminal Codes are made up within the U.S. federal system? | 52. |
| How many states are included within those Criminal Codes? | 50. |
| Who was the author of the criminal codes? | John Winthrop. |
| What is Latin for guilty mind? | mens rea |
| What are the two types of felonies against? | Person and property. |
| What is Classical Deterrence Theory | The theory that argues rational humans won't commit crimes if they know the pain of punishment outweighs the pleasure of committing the crime |
| What is retribution? | The belief of inflicting hard punishments/treatments on offenders so that they pay for their crimes. |
| What is needed to classify a crime as a mala in se crime? | Criminal intent. |
| A crime punishable with fines and jail time of less than a year is known as? | Misdemeanor. |
| A crime punishable with a year or longer in a state prison or possible death is known as? | Felony. |