CRM-102 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Custodial Interrogation, Due Process, Speedy Trial

• School: University of Tampa
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CRM-102
• Professor: Santarlas

Document Summary

Substantive criminal law - a body of specific rules that declare what conduct is criminal and prescribe the punishment to be imposed for such conduct. Procedural law - laws that set out rules of practice in the government, including the criminal justice system. Civil law - laws that set out rules of practice in the government, including the criminal justice system. Criminal procedure covers everything from the investigation through sentencing. Tort a personal injury or wrong for which an action for damages may be brought. Administrative law - the branch of law that deals with the state or government and its relationships with individuals or other governments. The babylonian code of hammurabi (lex talionis) Earliest known criminal law existed in babylonia in 2000 bc. The law should provide retaliation for the harmed party, but that retaliation should be fit the seriousness of the crime. The mosaic code of the israelites (ten commandments) Contains prohibitions against theft, violence, and perjury.