Category: Criminal law
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Prosecution
Prosecution in United States Prosecution Definition The conducting or carrying forward of a judicial proceeding. The means adopted to bring a supposed offender against the criminal law to punishment by due course of law. (1) Prosecution in International Law and the Laws of War The President […]
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Prosecution
Prosecution in United States Prosecution Definition The conducting or carrying forward of a judicial proceeding. The means adopted to bring a supposed offender against the criminal law to punishment by due course of law. (1) Prosecution in International Law and the Laws of War The President […]
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National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health in the United States Introduction to National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health (NIH), agency of the United States government dedicated to medical research. The NIH works to improve the nation’s health through research on the prevention, […]
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National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health in the United States Introduction to National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health (NIH), agency of the United States government dedicated to medical research. The NIH works to improve the nation’s health through research on the prevention, […]
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Solitary
Solitary in the United States Solitary Confinement Justice Kennedy, in aconcurring opinion in the case Davis v. Ayala, wrote: Sentencing judges … devote considerable time and thought to their task. There is no accepted mechanism, however, for them to take into account, when sentencing a […]
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Electronic Monitoring
Electronic Monitoring in the United States Electronic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System This section covers the topics below related with Electronic Monitoring : Alternatives to Incarceration Resources See Also Alternatives to Incarceration Electronic Monitoring or EM in Juvenile […]
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Electronic Monitoring
Electronic Monitoring in the United States Electronic Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System This section covers the topics below related with Electronic Monitoring : Alternatives to Incarceration Resources See Also Alternatives to Incarceration Electronic Monitoring or EM in Juvenile […]
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Diminished Capacity
Diminished Capacity in the United States Insanity and Diminished Capacity Leading Case Law Among the main judicial decisions on this topic: Kansas v. Crane Information about this important court opinion is available in this American legal Encyclopedia. References See Also Criminal Law […]
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Due Process Of Law
Due Process of Law in the United States Legal concept representing the normal and regular administration of law. Due process is founded on the principle that government may not act arbitrarily or capriciously. It means that government may only act in ways established by law and under such […]
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Due Process Of Law
Due Process of Law in the United States Legal concept representing the normal and regular administration of law. Due process is founded on the principle that government may not act arbitrarily or capriciously. It means that government may only act in ways established by law and under such […]
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Punishment
Punishment in United States Punishment Definition In criminal law. Some pain or penalty warranted by law, inflicted on a person for the commission of a crime or misdemeanor, or for the omission of the performance of an act required by law, by the judgment and command of some lawful court. […]
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Punishment
Punishment in United States Punishment Definition In criminal law. Some pain or penalty warranted by law, inflicted on a person for the commission of a crime or misdemeanor, or for the omission of the performance of an act required by law, by the judgment and command of some lawful court. […]
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Parole
Parole in the United States Release of a prisoner prior to the end of a criminal sentence. The release of a prisoner on parole is conditional. The person is supervised during the release period by a parole officer. Failure to conform to the conditions of parole results in its revocation and […]
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White-Collar Crime
White-Collar Crime in the United States History The Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations (U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Chapter Eight), enacted on September 1, 1991, constituted a turning point in the treatment of white-collar crime in the nation. The U.S. Sentencing Commission is a […]