Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-157) and index.
The nature of criminal law -- The history of the criminal law -- The criminal law and the American federal system -- The process of legislation -- The elements of criminal law -- Criminal procedure : investigating the crime -- Criminal procedure : the trial -- The juvenile court system.
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To determine the appropriate punishment for a crime, a society creates rules, or laws, to ensure that the perpetrators are disciplined and the order of society is upheld.
Law.
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Criminal law-- United States, Juvenile literature.
Criminal procedure-- United States, Juvenile literature.