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The Origins of Law in the United States

Question 2 • Introduction to Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

Criminal law and civil law are both part of the legal system in the United States. How do they differ?

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Criminal law has many different levels of punishment and civil law has only one level of punishment.

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Civil law can sentence lawbreakers to prison; criminal law sets the statutes for resolving compensation issues.

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Criminal law prevents and punishes people breaking the law; civil law deals with disputes and focuses on compensation.

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Only criminal law has been set up to collect compensation since the Norman invasion.

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