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- Title: Incorporating the Criminal Law in Sport Studies.
- Author : The Sport Journal
- Release Date : January 22, 2009
- Genre: Reference,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 332 KB
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Introduction It is very important that the instructor--at the outset--compare and contrast the similarities between the criminal law and the civil (i.e., tort) law. In tort law, a private party plaintiff may sue a defendant for an assault or battery while the same defendant might be charged by the government (i.e., the state) for criminal assault or criminal battery. For each alleged criminal misconduct, the state must prove that an act occurred (actus reus) which violated a federal or state statute and that the defendant had the intent to commit such act (mens rea). The district attorney'fs office makes the determination as when to prosecute for criminal misconduct based upon the evidence in the case and the willingness of the victim to press charges (New York Times, 2007).