Intro to Criminal LawIntro to Criminal Law Catresa G. Meyers, Esq.Catresa G. Meyers, Esq.Chapter OneChapter OneCriminal LawCriminal Law&&PunishmentPunishmentWhat is a Crime?What is a Crime?Poisoned CakePoisoned CakeSpoiled CakeSpoiled CakeNasty CakeNasty CakeCriminal LiabilityCriminal LiabilityConduct that unjustifably and Conduct that unjustifably and inexcusably inicts or threatens inexcusably inicts or threatens substantial har! to indi"idual or substantial har! to indi"idual or public interestspublic interests Why Do We Have Criminal Laws?Why Do We Have Criminal Laws?Social Control # society$s response to Social Control # society$s response to de"iance %ro! social nor!s.de"iance %ro! social nor!s. Sources of Criminal LawSources of Criminal LawCo!!on &a' Co!!on &a' State Cri!inal CodesState Cri!inal Codes(he Model Penal (he Model Penal CodeCodeMunicipal Municipal )rdinances)rdinances*d!inistrati"e *d!inistrati"e *+ency Cri!es*+ency Cri!esPunishmentPunishmentDon TollefsonDon TollefsonCateories of PunishmentCateories of Punishment,etribution,etributionPre"entionPre"ention!etribution!etribution&ooks back'ard to the cri!e that has &ooks back'ard to the cri!e that has already been co!!itted and seeks to already been co!!itted and seeks to punish the indi"idual %or that cri!e.punish the indi"idual %or that cri!e.--*n eye %or an eye.*n eye %or an eye.PreventionPrevention&ooks %or'ard, inictin+ pain not to punish &ooks %or'ard, inictin+ pain not to punish the cri!e itsel%, but to pre"ent %uture the cri!e itsel%, but to pre"ent %uture cri!es.cri!es.(hree types o% pre"enti"e punish!ents.(hree types o% pre"enti"e punish!ents./. /. 0eterrence 0eterrence1. 1. 2ncapacitation 2ncapacitation3. 3. ,ehabilitation ,ehabilitation"#Deterrence"#Deterrencea. a. General 0eterrenceGeneral 0eterrence

*tte!pts to pre"ent the *tte!pts to pre"ent the +eneral population, 'ho +eneral population, 'ho ha"en$t co!!itted ha"en$t co!!itted cri!es %ro! doin+ so.cri!es %ro! doin+ so.b. b. Special 0eterrenceSpecial 0eterrence*tte!pts to keep an *tte!pts to keep an already con"icted already con"icted cri!inal %ro! cri!inal %ro! co!!ittin+ %uture co!!ittin+ %uture cri!escri!esDeterrence con$t%Deterrence con$t%He&onismHe&onismEnli+hten!ent *+e concept 'hich Enli+hten!ent *+e concept 'hich purports that people tend to seek pleasure purports that people tend to seek pleasure and a"oid pain.and a"oid pain.He&onism 'con$t(He&onism 'con$t((he Principle o% 4tility (he Principle o% 4tility5 5states that in order %or punish!ent to be e6ecti"e, onestates that in order %or punish!ent to be e6ecti"e, one only need use enou+h pain to pre"ent the cri!e. only need use enou+h pain to pre"ent the cri!e.Mini!u! pain that 'ill produce !axi!u! cri!e reduction Mini!u! pain that 'ill produce !axi!u! cri!e reduction)#Incapacitation)#IncapacitationRestrainsRestrains con"icted o6enders %ro! con"icted o6enders %ro! %urther cri!es.%urther cri!es.*#!ehabilitation*#!ehabilitation7ased on !edical !odel o% cri!inal la'.7ased on !edical !odel o% cri!inal la'.Cri!e is a disease and cri!inals are sick.Cri!e is a disease and cri!inals are sick.Punish!ent should be to -cure. cri!inal Punish!ent should be to -cure. cri!inal patients by treat!ent.patients by treat!ent.!ehabilitation 'con$t(!ehabilitation 'con$t(1 *ssu!ptions1 *ssu!ptions8orces outside o% the o6enders$ control cause8orces outside o% the o6enders$ control cause the! to co!!it cri!es. the! to co!!it cri!es.(hrou+h the ri+ht therapy, experts can re%or!(hrou+h the ri+ht therapy, experts can re%or! o6enders and chan+e their beha"iors, therebyo6enders and chan+e their beha"iors, thereby pre"entin+ %uture cri!es. pre"entin+ %uture cri!es.