judicial branch. do now in your opinion, do laws actually help reduce crime, why or why not?
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Judicial Branch
Do Now
In your opinion, do laws actually help
reduce crime, why or why not?
Information• Chapter 7-1 and 7-2 work due yesterday
• Project presentations
- missing briefs
Current Events • Cameras and Cops
- should officers be required to
wear cameras on their
uniforms?
• California Wild fires
- threatening homes
- significant drought issues and
dry conditions
Do Now
In your opinion, do laws actually help
reduce crime, why or why not?
Types of Law• Criminal• Civil• Statutory• Common• Labor• Administrative• Constitutional
Criminal Law• Crime
- determined by society
- enacted through
government• Determines crimes
- punishment for crimes• Designed to protect
society
Criminal Code Changes• Crimes Code
- designed to be a
deterrent • Do laws actually deter
crime?
Civil Law
• Laws that govern
behaviors of people
- disputes between
people• Types of disputes
- family law
- divorce
- business issues
- multiple courts
Sources of Law• Statutory Law
- laws passed by
legislatures
- criminal/civil laws• Common Law
- based on custom, cases,
and traditions
- decisions based on
precedent
Creating Precedence
Other Law Types• Administrative
- agencies create law
- FCC, NHTSB• Constitutional
- questions about the
Constitution
- heard by Supreme Court• Labor
- disputes between
employer and employees
Exit
If the legislature is responsible for making laws, why are some
agencies able to make “law” and hold people accountable? Should
they have this ability.