Criminal Law :)

Criminal Law - Criminal law, also termed as Penal law, encompasses the rules and statutes written by Congress and state legislators dealing with any criminal activity that causes harm to the general public, with penalties. 
> It also covers criminal procedure connected with charging, trying, sentencing and imprisoning defendants convicted of crimes. 
> It regulates how suspects are investigated, charged and tried. 
> Criminal law also includes decisions by appellate courts that define and interpret criminal law and regulate criminal procedure, in the absence of clear legislated rules. In order to be found guilty of violating a criminal law, the prosecution must show that the defendant intended to act as he/she did. In other words, there had to be intention (Mens rea). 
> Criminal law is typically enforced by the government. 
> The state, through a prosecutor, initiates the suit. Criminal law encompasses Substantive Criminal law; Criminal Procedure; and the special problems in administration and enforcement of criminal justice.



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