CHAPTER 9 Assignment;

1. __________________ A step in a judicial proceeding, petitioning a higher court to review a lower court's decision.
2. __________________ The American Law Institute's systemized statement of criminal law that was proposed in 1962. Its provisions are suggested as models for state criminal law revisions.
3. __________________ The body of law that provides the legal methods and procedures by which substantive law is to be enforced.
4. __________________ A government official whose duty is to initiate and maintain criminal proceedings on behalf of the government against persons accused of committing crimes.
5. __________________ Punishment that is prohibited by the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
6. __________________ The philosophy that offenders should receive the punishment they deserve in light of the crimes they committed.
7. __________________ A penalty or punishment that is imposed on a person in order to enforce the law.
8. __________________ Punishment philosophy that attempts to reform the offender through education, work, or other appropriate treatment modalities.
9. __________________ Literally, "let the decision stand."
10. __________________ The statutes that define behavior considered to be a threat to the well-being of society. The accused must be prosecuted by the government.
11. __________________ The process that occurs when appellate courts review and interpret the acts that occur in the lower courts.