Elements+of+Crimes

**What are Laws and where do they come from?**

 * ===**Constitution**===
 * ===**Legislature**===
 * ===**Courts**===

ELEMENTS OF CRIMES
Activity 1: : Activity 2: a. Download b. Go to the website that lists [|Arizona Criminal Statutes]

UNDERSTANDING STATUTES
**( NEW!!) -** (from Nolo.com) [|Reading the law] [|Differences between criminal and civil law]


 * [[file:Cannibal Cop.pdf|CANNIBAL COP CASE]]**

__Outcomes:__

 * Explain the notion of criminal justice to fundamental notion sof fairness and to wider notions of equity and morality**
 * Discuss the nature of Rule of Law and describe its importance in Western democratic societies**
 * List and describe the general categories of crime**
 * Explain the role of the constitution, legislature and courts in the law-making/ interpreting/ understanding process**


 * Vocabulary**:

//mens rea// //actus reas//

Is there flexibility in the U.S. Constitution and to what extent does it reflect ideals of justice?
__**Cases**__: //Katz v. U.S.// //Terry v. Ohio// //The Nine// (excerpt)