Chapter 2 Law

2. Body of law that spells out the elements of criminal acts
4. Crimes committed by wealthy or powerful individuals in the course of their professions
7. Rules set fourth how substantive laws are to be enforced
8. Latin for "To stand by a decision"
10. Reason for committing a crime
11. Response by a defendant to a criminal charge
13. Police tactics that unduly encourage an individual to commit a crime he/she wouldn't usually commit
14. Type of government that divides powers between a national government and smaller government
16. Latin for "Guilty deed"
18. The party bringing a lawsuit against someone else
22. Genaric term for all non criminal law
24. Standard used by jurors to arrive at a verdict
26. offenders that violate a society's shared norms
27. Purposeful act/state of mind to commit a crime
28. Response to a criminal charge in which the defendant admits to committing
29. Crimes during which no violence is perpetuated against a person such as a thief

1. Requirement that the state must meet
3. Violet Crimes
5. Crimes committed by members of illegal organizations
6. Latin for "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"
9. Person against whom a criminal charge is pending
12. Serious offence with possible sentence in prison
15. Lesser offence
17. Body of the law that defines criminal offences
19. Authority to make legal decisions based on geographic area
20. The test of legal insanity, asking weather the defendant understood the nature and quality
21. Legal doctrine saying, if a death occurs during a felony, the perpetrator may be charged with first degree murder
23. Latin for "Guilty mind"
25. Prosecution of an accused person 2 times for the same offence