Concept information
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political science
American politics and society
United States Supreme Court
civil rights and civil liberties
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social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
civil rights and civil liberties
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criminology
key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
civil rights and civil liberties
Preferred term
double jeopardy
Definition
- Double jeopardy is a long-standing procedural defense and legal principle that originated in Athens in 355 b.c.e. In its principal form double jeopardy protects an individual from being prosecuted on more than one occasion for the same offense. [Source: Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics; Double Jeopardy]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/double_jeopardy
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