Would not it be great to live in a world without crime? We all know that’s not possible. Crime pervades almost every aspect of our lives.

It is a real shame.

But is not it wonderful to know that if a crime is touching your life or the life of a loved one, there is such a thing called the criminal law to help you?

Criminal law has to do with crimes are prosecuted by public authorities. In the US, almost all processes to their crimes are set up by local, state or federal government.

If you or someone you know may participate in criminal proceedings, the prosecutor must prove that you, as a defendant, fully intended to act as you did. In contrast, civil law says you may be responsible for your actions, but you can not have meant what happened. A good example of this is a car accident. Therefore, the law makes you pay for the damages.

The goal of criminal law

Simply put, it is to prevent crime and / or to punishment for crimes already committed. There are a number of ways punishment is performed:

• death penalty
• Physical or corporal punishment
• incarceration in prison or jail
• house arrest
• Parole and probation
• fines
• Community Services
• Five penalty enforcement
• Retribution
• Deterrence
• incapacitation
• Rehabilitation
• Restitution

It goes without saying, people who disobey the rules of their state or government should somehow suffer. None of us like it when we believe someone is guilty and they get away with it.

We, as humans, also do not like to take advantage of such law protects us from. Penalty puts badly on an equal footing and equal measure.

ultimate aim of punishment is deterrence. Which in simple terms means the punishment will hopefully discourage people from taking illegal direct action against each other. This is what every senator hopes to achieve.

But we all know that many people still make the wrong choice and breaking the law. Many times their own greed is the cause of the offense. When people persist in wrongdoing, they sometimes need to incapacity or “put away” somewhere in order to protect the people in general.

The form of punishment known as rehabilitation is a good way to instill the ability to make better choices without dire consequences. It also helps to return offenders to the community.

It hopes to help them see what they did was wrong and why, and how to avoid doing it again.

Restitution is a great way to mend broken bridges between the offender and the offended. It’s goal is to rectify, with perhaps a monetary way, the loss to the victim.

I’m sure you can see how important criminal law in our society today. Unfortunately, it is a necessary part of life -. One that we would not want to do without