Glossary C
Glossary C
Certainty according to Beccaria, a punishment must be certain to follow from the crime in order to be an effective deterrent.
Certification refers to a professional regulation that prohibits people from calling themselves Psychologists while offering services to the public for a fee unless they have been certified by a state board of examiners.
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) : Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) refer to investigators who are certified to conduct fraud investigations
Certiorari, writ of refers to a writ issued by a higher court directing a lower court to prepare the record of a case and send it to the higher court for review.
Cervical effacement refers to the stretching and thinning of the Cervix in preparation for birth.