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The numerous public agencies involved in implementing public policy concerning crime.
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Criminal Justice System
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Most influential of the courthouse actors. Their offices decide which cases to prosecute, which to plea bargain, and which cases to try.They are also influential in setting bail and choosing sentence.
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Prosecutor
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They often urge their clients to plead guilty based on the assessment that a jury will find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Defense attorney
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A perspective on the Criminal justice process based on the proposition that the most important function of criminal justice is the repression of crime, focusing on efficiency as a principle measure.
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Crime Control Model
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A philosophy of criminal justice based on the assumption that an individual is innocent until proven guilty and has a right to protection from arbitrary power of the state.
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Due Process model
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A body of rules enacted by public officials in a legitimate manner and backed by the force of the state
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Law
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The American Legal system
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Anglo-American Law
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General law as opposed to special law
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Common Law
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The common law as developed in form and content by judges or judicial decisions.
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Judge-made law
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A case previously decided that serves as a legal guide for the resolution of subsequent cases.
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Precedent "Stare Decisis"
"Let the Decision Stand"
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The fundamental rules that determine how those who govern are selected, the procedures by which they operate, and the limits to their powers.
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Constitution
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A written law anacted by a legislature
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Statutes
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Law passed by a local unit of government
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Municiple Ordinance
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Rules and regulations adopted by administrative agencies that have the force of law
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Administrative regulations
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Law that deals with the content or substance of the law- for example the legal grounds for divorce
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Substantive law
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