short confinement in a jail. 34. ___________________ A step in a judicial proceeding, petitioning a higher court to review a lower court’s decision. 35. ___________________ The American Law Institute’s systemized statement of criminal law that was proposed in 1962. Its provisions are suggested as models for state criminal law revisions. 36. ___________________ The body of law that provides the legal methods and procedures by which substantive law is to be enforced. 37. ___________________ A government official whose duty is to initiate and maintain criminal proceedings on behalf of the government against persons accused of committing crimes. 38. ___________________ Punishment that is prohibited by the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. 39. ___________________ The philosophy that offenders should receive the punishment they deserve in light of the crimes they committed. 40. ___________________ A penalty or punishment that is imposed on a person in order to enforce the law. 41. ___________________ Punishment philosophy that attempts to reform the offender through education, work, or other appropriate treatment modalities. 42. ___________________ Literally, the decision stand.” “let 43. ___________________ The statutes that define behavior considered to be a threat to the well-being of society. The accused must be prosecuted by the government. 44. ___________________ Decisions based on one’s judgment rather than legal rules. 45. ___________________ The process that occurs when appellate courts review and interpret the acts that occur in the lower courts.
short confinement in a jail. 34. ___________________ A step in a judicial proceeding, petitioning a higher court to review a lower court’s decision. 35. ___________________ The American Law Institute’s systemized statement of criminal law that was proposed in 1962. Its provisions are suggested as models for state criminal law revisions. 36. ___________________ The body of law that provides the legal methods and procedures by which substantive law is to be enforced. 37. ___________________ A government official whose duty is to initiate and maintain criminal proceedings on behalf of the government against persons accused of committing crimes. 38. ___________________ Punishment that is prohibited by the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. 39. ___________________ The philosophy that offenders should receive the punishment they deserve in light of the crimes they committed. 40. ___________________ A penalty or punishment that is imposed on a person in order to enforce the law. 41. ___________________ Punishment philosophy that attempts to reform the offender through education, work, or other appropriate treatment modalities. 42. ___________________ Literally, “let the decision stand.” 43. ___________________ The statutes that define behavior considered to be a threat to the well-being of society. The accused must be prosecuted by the government. 44. ___________________ Decisions based on one’s judgment rather than legal rules. 45. ___________________ The process that occurs when appellate courts review and interpret the acts that occur in the lower courts.
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