ADM 100 1292 Chapter 3 (Criminal Justice: A brief Introduction) Exam
Know the textbook definition of the term "common law" - p.63 - Answer -The body of law
originating from usage and custom rather than from written statutes. The term refers to an unwritten body of judicial opinion, originally developed by English courts, that is based on nonstatutory customs, traditions, and precedents that help guide judicial decision making.
Know the textbook definition of the term "rule of law" - p. 63 - Answer -The maxim that an orderly society must be governed by established principles and known codes that are applied uniformly and fairly to all of its members.
Know the textbook definition of the term "jurisprudence" - p.63 - Answer -Jurisprudence is the philosophy of law or the science and study of the law, including the rule of law
Know the textbook definition of the term "case law" - p.62 - Answer -The body of judicial
precedent, historically built on legal reasoning and past interpretations of statutory laws,
that serves as a guide to decision making, especially in the courts
Same as #35 - Answer --
Know what (according to the text) civil suits typically seek - p.65 - Answer -Civil suits typically seek compensation, not punishment.
Know the textbook definition of the term "criminal law" - p.64 - Answer -The body of rules and regulations that define and specify the nature of and punishments for offenses
of a public nature or for wrongs committed against the state or society. Also called penal
law.
Know the textbook definition of the term "procedural law" - p.64 - Answer -The part of the law that specifies the methods to be used in enforcing substantive law.
Same as #40 - Answer --
Know the textbook definition of the term "stare decisis" - p.66 - Answer -A legal principle
that requires that in subsequent cases on similar issues of law and fact, courts are bound by their own earlier decisions and by those of higher courts having jurisdiction over them. The term literally means "standing by decided matters.
Know the textbook definition of the term "common law" - p.63 - Answer -The body of law
originating from usage and custom rather than from written statutes. The term refers to an unwritten body of judicial opinion, originally developed by English courts, that is based on nonstatutory customs, traditions, and precedents that help guide judicial decision making.
Know the textbook definition of the term "rule of law" - p. 63 - Answer -The maxim that an orderly society must be governed by established principles and known codes that are applied uniformly and fairly to all of its members.
Know the textbook definition of the term "jurisprudence" - p.63 - Answer -Jurisprudence is the philosophy of law or the science and study of the law, including the rule of law
Know the textbook definition of the term "case law" - p.62 - Answer -The body of judicial
precedent, historically built on legal reasoning and past interpretations of statutory laws,
that serves as a guide to decision making, especially in the courts
Same as #35 - Answer --
Know what (according to the text) civil suits typically seek - p.65 - Answer -Civil suits typically seek compensation, not punishment.
Know the textbook definition of the term "criminal law" - p.64 - Answer -The body of rules and regulations that define and specify the nature of and punishments for offenses
of a public nature or for wrongs committed against the state or society. Also called penal
law.
Know the textbook definition of the term "procedural law" - p.64 - Answer -The part of the law that specifies the methods to be used in enforcing substantive law.
Same as #40 - Answer --
Know the textbook definition of the term "stare decisis" - p.66 - Answer -A legal principle
that requires that in subsequent cases on similar issues of law and fact, courts are bound by their own earlier decisions and by those of higher courts having jurisdiction over them. The term literally means "standing by decided matters.
