Civil vs. Criminal Courts

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In what type of law is the plaintiff or petitoner the one bringing the case and the one defending the respondent?

Civil Law

In what type of law is the punishment often times monetary which is paid to another person or institution?

Civil Law

What kind of law concerns the provate rights of individuals and organizations in which the gov. provides a public forum for the resolution of disputes?

Civil Law

What kind of law deals primarily with individual or property rights?

Civil Law

What kind of law has the burden of proof of " preponderance of the evidnce"?

Civil Law

With this kind of law the court remedy is relief from or compensation for the violation of legal rights.

Civil Law

What is it called when officers are called out to calls that they cannot enforce any laws on?

Civil standbys

What kind of civil law regulates varied legal transactions between groups and individuals?

Contract Law

What are violations of statutory law called?

Crimes

In this type of law, determination of gult results in punishment.

Criminal Law

In what type of law is the prosecutor the one who brings the charges and the defendant the one on trial?

Criminal Law

Some examples of this type of law are arson, rape, and armed robbery.

Criminal Law

This kind of law deals with public concepts of proper behavior and morality.

Criminal Law

What kind of law has strict rules of procedure that are used to evaluate evidence?

Criminal Law

What kind of law has the burden of proof of "beyond reasonable doubt"?

Criminal Law

What kind of law involves the violation of statutory laws in which the state is the prosecutor?

Criminal Law

In what type of law may an officer have to testify?

Criminal and Civil

What are officers expected to do during these calls?

Document would occur

What are officers expected to do during these calls?

Ensure no violence occurs

What are officers expected to do during these calls?

Maintain order

What are officers expected to do during these calls?

Make an arrest if an assult occurs

What kind of civil law includes redress for harm done to another that is not criminal?

Private Law


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