Society at large is what an individual is up against in a criminal case, according to the textbook.
When a prosecutor working for the federal, state, or municipal government accuses someone of committing a crime, it is known as a criminal case. Criminal cases often start after the suspect is detained and charged, typically at an indictment hearing.
Criminal cases are often pursued by state officials, but civil actions are conducted between plaintiffs, or private individuals or organizations, and this is the primary distinction between civil and criminal law.
An illustration of this would be how, while incarceration may be an option for punishment in some criminal trials, it is not always the case in civil ones. But after a criminal case, a civil action might be filed, like in wrongful death or police misconduct case.
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