Misdemeanor Vs Felony
Reasons that a legislative body might designate specific conduct in short term is to protect the public. Some examples are protection of public health, morality, the privacy of individuals and also to maintain public order. Some reasons that a legislative body might not designate specific conduct as criminal are the conduct would not be politically popular, economically possible and it is constitutionally protected.
What are the differences and similarities between a misdemeanor and a felony in Ohio?
Misdemeanors and felonies are similar in these ways: they both have broken the law and there will be some type of punishment. However felonies are more serious of a crime than a misdemeanor. Examples of felonies are murder, aggravated robbery …show more content…
and rape. Examples of some misdemeanors are shoplifting, drunk driving with no injuries to others and petty theft. Misdemeanors are usually acquainted by a fine and if given a jail sentence it would be no more than a year and in a local or county jail. Felonies on the other hand you will be given a prison sentencing serving at least one year or more and you will have fines. When convicted of a felony you have the right to a court-appointed lawyer but you do not have the same right when charged with a misdemeanor. There are many rights a person loses when they are a convicted felon. Some of those rights someone loses when they commit a felony are the right to vote and owning a firearm.
What are the differences and similarities between civil law and criminal law?
The differences between civil law and criminal law are what crime was committed,standard and burden of proof, right to an attorney and the types of punishment.
Civil law deals with disputes between private parties. Criminal law deals with crimes committed against the government and society. The goal for civil law is compensation. The goal for criminal law is to keep stability in the state and society and punishing offenders and deterring people from offending/committing crimes. Civil law punishes by compensation but criminal law is usually punished by jail time and fines. The standard of proof for criminal law is beyond a reasonable doubt and the burden of proving the defendant’s guilt is on the prosecution. The standard of proof for civil law is preponderance of evidence and the burden of proof is on the plaintiff. In criminal law cases a defendant is entitled to attorney if they can not afford one but civil cases you do not have this right and have to pay. The similarities between civil and criminal law could also be the fact that a crime has been committed and there will be …show more content…
punishment.
Name some factors that might influence whether a person would or would not commit a crime? Which of these factors are likely to have a bigger effect on the decision to commit a crime? Why?
Some factors why a person would not commit a crime are the fear of embarrassment, arrest and punishment.
Also, the person has no drive to commit a crime and the person has morals and believes in obeying the law. Some reasons why a person would commit a crime are peer presure, skill and the belief that they will not get caught. Factors that would more likely have a bigger effect on the decision to commit a crime are the person's skill, morals, outlook of authority figures, and whether they think they can get away with the crime. I say these factors because if the person is not skilled in committing crimes they might be hesitant. If the person does not have skill they will more than likely be afraid of getting caught. Morals makes a big affect on whether someone will commit a crime because having morals in my opinion means you know right from wrong and if you know something is wrong you will not be able to bring yourself to commit that crime. Someone without morals does not care about the right and wrong they only care about the benefit for themselves. Although outlook of authority figures was not in the chapter whether you respect what authority figures(Police Officers) do can make a big impact on your decisions. Some might commit crimes because they “hate” the Police.
The criminal and civil law are only two ways of addressing wrongdoing. List other less formal ways that society relies on to govern our behavior, such as peer pressure, expectations of family members, school
regulations, religious teachings. What are the strengths and weaknesses of these other approaches?
Create a list of at least three behaviors that society considers immoral or wrong but is not CRIMINALLY wrong. Why is each behavior not considered criminal although society as a whole believes the behavior is unacceptable.
Some behaviors society considers wrong but is not criminally wrong are violation of norms and morals. Examples of those would be lying, abortions and sex before marriage. As time passes morals change. A reason why abortions might not be criminally wrong is passing this law would cause an uproar and many other reasons. Lying would not be considered criminal because it would not be economically feasible. It would be very hard to monitor someone lying. Sex before marriage is not considered criminal because this does not really endanger anyone it is just against others beliefs.
What are the differences and similarities between a misdemeanor and a felony in Ohio?
Misdemeanors and felonies are similar in these ways: they both have broken the law and there will be some type of punishment. However felonies are more serious of a crime than a misdemeanor. Examples of felonies are murder, aggravated robbery …show more content…
and rape. Examples of some misdemeanors are shoplifting, drunk driving with no injuries to others and petty theft. Misdemeanors are usually acquainted by a fine and if given a jail sentence it would be no more than a year and in a local or county jail. Felonies on the other hand you will be given a prison sentencing serving at least one year or more and you will have fines. When convicted of a felony you have the right to a court-appointed lawyer but you do not have the same right when charged with a misdemeanor. There are many rights a person loses when they are a convicted felon. Some of those rights someone loses when they commit a felony are the right to vote and owning a firearm.
What are the differences and similarities between civil law and criminal law?
The differences between civil law and criminal law are what crime was committed,standard and burden of proof, right to an attorney and the types of punishment.
Civil law deals with disputes between private parties. Criminal law deals with crimes committed against the government and society. The goal for civil law is compensation. The goal for criminal law is to keep stability in the state and society and punishing offenders and deterring people from offending/committing crimes. Civil law punishes by compensation but criminal law is usually punished by jail time and fines. The standard of proof for criminal law is beyond a reasonable doubt and the burden of proving the defendant’s guilt is on the prosecution. The standard of proof for civil law is preponderance of evidence and the burden of proof is on the plaintiff. In criminal law cases a defendant is entitled to attorney if they can not afford one but civil cases you do not have this right and have to pay. The similarities between civil and criminal law could also be the fact that a crime has been committed and there will be …show more content…
punishment.
Name some factors that might influence whether a person would or would not commit a crime? Which of these factors are likely to have a bigger effect on the decision to commit a crime? Why?
Some factors why a person would not commit a crime are the fear of embarrassment, arrest and punishment.
Also, the person has no drive to commit a crime and the person has morals and believes in obeying the law. Some reasons why a person would commit a crime are peer presure, skill and the belief that they will not get caught. Factors that would more likely have a bigger effect on the decision to commit a crime are the person's skill, morals, outlook of authority figures, and whether they think they can get away with the crime. I say these factors because if the person is not skilled in committing crimes they might be hesitant. If the person does not have skill they will more than likely be afraid of getting caught. Morals makes a big affect on whether someone will commit a crime because having morals in my opinion means you know right from wrong and if you know something is wrong you will not be able to bring yourself to commit that crime. Someone without morals does not care about the right and wrong they only care about the benefit for themselves. Although outlook of authority figures was not in the chapter whether you respect what authority figures(Police Officers) do can make a big impact on your decisions. Some might commit crimes because they “hate” the Police.
The criminal and civil law are only two ways of addressing wrongdoing. List other less formal ways that society relies on to govern our behavior, such as peer pressure, expectations of family members, school
regulations, religious teachings. What are the strengths and weaknesses of these other approaches?
Create a list of at least three behaviors that society considers immoral or wrong but is not CRIMINALLY wrong. Why is each behavior not considered criminal although society as a whole believes the behavior is unacceptable.
Some behaviors society considers wrong but is not criminally wrong are violation of norms and morals. Examples of those would be lying, abortions and sex before marriage. As time passes morals change. A reason why abortions might not be criminally wrong is passing this law would cause an uproar and many other reasons. Lying would not be considered criminal because it would not be economically feasible. It would be very hard to monitor someone lying. Sex before marriage is not considered criminal because this does not really endanger anyone it is just against others beliefs.