The entries include a study of state and federal criminal offenses, including crimes against the person, property, status, and inchoate offenses. Both common law and statutory defenses are examined.
Personnel in the United States Central Personnel Data File and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission This is a computer data file created and maintained by the OPM. The file is based on personnel action information submitted directly to the OPM by Executive Branch federal agency […]
Homicide in United States Homicide Definition in Legal History Homicide is any killing of a human being. To constitute homicide, the killing must be of a living human being; the death must have been caused by the act or omission of the accused; death must happen within a year and […]
Probation in the United States A criminal sentence that allows a person to return to the community under supervised release. Probation is an alternative to imprisonment and is applied to almost two-thirds of sentenced offenders in the United States. Control is maintained over the offender by […]
Arson in United States Arson Definition (Lat. ardere, to burn). At common law. The malicious burning of the house of another. Coke, 3d Inst. 66; Bish. Crim. Law, § 415; 4 Bl. Comm. 220; 2 Pick. (Mass.) 320; 10 Cush. (Mass.) 479; 7 Grat. (Va.) 619; 9 Ala. 175; 7 Blackf. (Ind.) 168; 1 Leach, C. […]
Training in the United States Introduction to Education And Training (State statute topic) The purpose of Training is to provide a broad appreciation of the Training legal topic. Select from the list of U.S. legal topics for information (other than Training). Finding the law: Training in the […]
Courts in the United States Courts in the United States Introduction to Courts Courts in the United States, government institutions that resolve legal disputes by trial and that hear appeals from such cases. The United States has a federal system of government in which power is divided […]
Policy in United States Policy Definition
In insurance. The Instrument whereby insurance is made by an underwriter in favor of an assured, expressed, implied, or intended, against some risk, peril, or contingency in reference to some subject. It is usually either marine, or against […]
Law Enforcement in the United States Law Enforcement and Federal_State Relations United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FEDERAL_STATE RELATIONSThis country has long been committed to the notion that […]
Fraud in United States Fraud Definition
The unlawful obtaining of another's property by design, but without criminal intent, and with the assent of the owner obtained by artifice or misrepresentation. Any cunning deception or artifice used to circumvent, cheat, or deceive another. […]
Women in the United States Introduction to Women and the Law With the growth of the feminist movement, the published information in the subject area of women and the law has grown. Issues of labor, domestic relations, education, economics and health have always been of interest to the public […]
Investigations in the United States Investigations and the State Laws Select from the list of U.S. States below for state-specific information on Investigations: Investigations in the Subject Index of the Alabama Portal Investigations in the Subject Index of the Alaska Portal Investigations in […]
Child Pornography in the United States United States Constitution According to theEncyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled 623 CHILD PORNOGRAPHYEvery year, thousands of children are compelled to engage in pornographic acts for the production of films and […]
Identity Theft in the United States Identity Theft in the case of Lawyers By Deborah Rosenthal Studies suggested that as many as a million such thefts occur every year. And privacy experts say attorneys are among the most attractive targets because they tend to have good credit and preside […]
Rights in the United States Rights and Services in the Criminal Justice System This section covers the topics below related with Rights and Services : Victims Rights and Services Rights (Issuers) This section introduces, discusses and describes the basics of rights. Then, cross references and […]
Sanctions in the United States Intermediate Sanctions in the Criminal Justice System This section covers the topics below related with Intermediate Sanctions : Courts Sentencing and Sanctions in relation with Intermediate Sanctions Juvenile Justice Corrections Detention Alternatives Sanctions […]
Embezzlement in United States Embezzlement Definition
The wrongful and fraudulent appropriation of property to his own use by one to whom it has been entrusted by or for the owner. A breach of trust is the essence of the offense. To constitute embezzlement, the person appropriating the […]
Defendants in the United States "The record clearly shows that the defendants are fools, but that is not the same as being incompetent. … They had the right to represent themselves and go down in flames if they wished, a right the district court was required to respect. There was no […]
Judges in the United States The methods used for judicial selection vary more widely. Executive appointment is used for all federal judges with the advice and consent of the Senate. The federal judicial selection process involves more participants than the constitutional provisions might […]
AIDS in United States Aids Definition
In English law. A species of tax payable by the tenant of lands to his superior lord on the happening of certain events. They were originally mere benevolences granted to the lord in certain times of danger and distress, but soon came to be claimed […]
Costs in United States Costs Definition
A pecuniary allowance made by positive law to the successful party to a suit, or to some distinct proceeding in a suit in consideration of, and to reimburse, his probable expense. Abbott. See 4 N. M. 356. At common law, there were no costs by […]
Military in the United States Military, Sexual Behaviour and the Law Further Reading Military in the Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law Military in the Criminal Justice System This section covers the topics below related with Military : Victims Special Populations in relation with […]
Murder in the United States Murder Definition In criminal law. The willful killing of any subject whatever, with malice aforethought, whether the person (according to the definition of Murder based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary ) slain shall be an Englishman or a foreigner. Hawk. P. […]
Police in United States Police Definition
That species of superintendence by magistrates which has principally for its object the maintenance of public tranquillity among the citizens. The officers who are appointed for this purpose are also called the police. "Police is in […]
Sentencing in the United States United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled SENTENCINGAnomalously, the constitutional law of criminal sentencing is a thinly developed field. Detailed procedural protections and an elaborate […]
Drugs in the United States Community Policing and Drugs Community policing calls for comprehensive approaches to the problems of drug abuse and drug-related crime. Trafficking and abusing illicit drugs destroy neighborhoods, contribute to violence and victimization, and often ruin the lives […]
School in the United States School Resource Officer (SRO) in the Criminal Justice System This section covers the topics below related with School Resource Officer (SRO): Juvenile Justice Schools in relation with School Resource Officer (SRO) School Safety Finding the law: School in the U.S. […]
Crimes in the United States Crimes are defined by legislative bodies at both the federal and state levels. Only a very small proportion of criminal cases (something under two percent) are federal, because the federal government has limited police power. Rather, the prosecution of criminal […]
Bail in United States Bail Definition (Fr. bailler, to deliver). Those persons who become sureties for the appearance of the defendant in court. The delivery of the defendant to persons who, in the manner prescribed by law, become security for his appearance in court. The word is used both as […]
Criminal Justice System in the United States Introduction to the Criminal Justice System According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, the bill of rights has sometimes been likened to a national code of criminal procedure. However, the Constitution regulates many important […]
Drug Crime in the United States Drug Crime in the Criminal Justice System The United States Drug Crime This is a general overview of a wide range of drug crimes and drug issues in the United States, including marijuana laws, drug cultivation, cocaine laws and drug possession. The United […]
Domestic Violence in the United States Cause of Action Against Police for Failure to Protect Victim of Domestic Violence: an Overview This section examines this type of action. This subject identifies the various elements of the Cause of Action Against Police for Failure to Protect Victim of […]
Conferences in the United States Conferences in the Criminal Justice System This section covers the topics below related with Conferences : Justice Events Conferences (Pretrial Matters) This section introduces, discusses and describes the basics of conferences. Then, cross references and a […]
Bullying in the United States Bullying in the Criminal Justice System This section covers the topics below related with Bullying : Juvenile Justice Bullying in relation with Bullying Internet Safety Cyberbullying and Cyberstalking Particular Issues in Proving Damages Owed to Public School […]
Prisons in the United States Prisons and the State Laws Select from the list of U.S. States below for state-specific information on Prisons: Prisons in the Subject Index of the Alabama Portal Prisons in the Subject Index of the Alaska Portal Prisons in the Subject Index of the Arizona Portal […]
Statistics in the United States Statistics in the Criminal Justice System This section covers the topics below related with Statistics : the Topic or the Crime type of interest Finding the law: Statistics in the U.S. Code A collection of general and permanent Laws relating to statistics, […]
Grants in the United States Grants and the State Laws Select from the list of U.S. States below for state-specific information on Grants: Grants in the Subject Index of the Alabama Portal Grants in the Subject Index of the Alaska Portal Grants in the Subject Index of the Arizona Portal Grants […]
Marijuana in the United States Marijuana is a topic of significant public discourse in the United States, and while many are familiar with the discussions, it is not always easy to find the latest, research-based information on marijuana to answer the common questions about its health […]
Juvenile Delinquency in the United States Juvenile Crime Causes of delinquency Introduction to Juvenile Delinquency Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile crime focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing influence. Theories centering on the individual […]
Schools in the United States Law School Faculty Ranking: List of Most Cited Law Professors Tax Law: Victor Fleischer ( University of San Diego ). Total Citations: 280 Tax Law: Reuven Avi-Yonah ( University of Michigan ). Total Citations: 350 Tax Law: Michael Graetz ( Columbia […]
Programs in the United States School-Based Programs in the Criminal Justice System This section covers the topics below related with School-Based Programs : Juvenile Justice Schools Finding the law: Programs in the U.S. Code A collection of general and permanent Laws relating to programs, […]
Trials in the United States Civil Trials v. Criminal Trials The rules for civil v. criminal trials vary somewhat in the federal and state systems, but are similar in most respects since, under the Constitution, all trials must confer specific rights to defendants, and since the rules of […]
Sexual Assault in the United States Sexual Assault in Labor Law According to unr.edu, Sexual Assault is defined as: When a person subjects another person to sexual penetration, or forces another person to make a sexual penetration on himself or herself or another, or on a beast, against the […]
Tribal in the United States Obama Speech (Nov 5, 2009): Some of your reservations face unemployment rates of up to 80 percent. Roughly a quarter of all Native Americans live in poverty. More than 14 percent of all reservation homes don’t have electricity; and 12 percent don’t have access to […]
Elder Abuse in the United States Elder Abuse in relation to Crime and Race Elder Abuse is included in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime (1), beginning with: Elder abuse is a serious public problem. According to the National Center for Victims of Crime, 20% of people over 50 years of age in […]
Restitution in the United States Repayment to a victim of losses suffered at the hands of a criminal offender. The idea of restitution is that no person ought to be enriched by misconduct against another. While restitution has been a component of the American justice system from the […]
Rural in the United States Rural Definition That which relates to the country, as rural servitudes. See "Urban." There is more meanings of Rural in the legal Dictionaries. Executive Order 13575 Executive Order in relation with the establishment of the White House Rural Council […]
Education in the United States "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." — Alvin Toffler Education and the Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its […]
Transfer in United States Transfer Definition
(Lat. tra,ns, over, fero, to bear or carry) . The act by which the owner of a thing delivers it to another person, with the intent of passing the rights which he has in it to the latter; 1 Ala. 669; 36 Conn, 426.
Transfer in […]
Funding in United States Funding Definition The term funding has been sometimes applied in this country to the process of collecting together a variety of outstanding debts against corporations, the principal of which was payable at short periods, and borrowing money upon the bonds or stocks […]
Alcohol in the United States Introduction to Alcohol The purpose of Alcohol is to provide a broad appreciation of the Alcohol legal topic. Select from the list of U.S. legal topics for information (other than Alcohol). Cause of Action Against Social Host for Injuries Caused by Provision of […]