Author Question: Identify and discuss the four categories of contemporary law. What will be an ideal ... (Read 26 times)

saliriagwu · **on:** Aug 13, 2018

Identify and discuss the four categories of contemporary law.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Polygraph evidence is not admissible in most courts because of concerns about the ____________ of this type of evidence.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

sailorcrescent · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 13, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Contemporary law is divided into four categories. The first is substantive criminal law and involves such issues as the mental and physical elements of crime. The second is procedural criminal law and is concerned with the basic rules of practice in the criminal justice system. Civil law is the third and concerns the rules governing relations between private parties. The last is public or administrative law and involves the government and its relationships with individuals or other governments.

Answer to Question 2

reliability