The Substantive Branch Of The Criminal Justice Process

Criminal law is defined as the body of rules that define crime, set out their punishments, and mandate the procedures for carrying out the criminal justice process.
The substantive branch of criminal law is responsible for developing the body of rules that define crimes and the punishments associated with each crime. It handles such issues as the different criteria that constitutes for different crimes, criminal defenses, and categories of crime. When defining various crimes, mental and physical elements must be satisfied to warrant a conviction in court. If all the elements are not present a ‘not guilty’ verdict must be given. Criminal defenses fall under this branch of criminal law because their objective is to prove that at least one of the mental or physical requirements needed for an offense to be considered criminal has not been met. Substantive criminal law has the authority to decide whether a crime is categorized as a felony, a misdemeanor, or a violation. In the United States, felonies are considered serious acts against people or property that constitutes imprisonment in a state or federal prison. Felony offenders also forfeit some of their constitutional rights, such as the right to vote and the right to bear arms. Misdemeanors are
The law of criminal procedure limits and controls how the criminal justice system operates by ensuring that the basic rights of citizens, granted in the Constitution’s Bill of Rights, are not violated while in the custody of the criminal justice system. When processing a suspect, the federal and state governments must take into consideration the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments, as well as the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. These amendments pertain to the common etiquettes the criminal justice system must follow when handling all suspects accused of criminal