CRCJ 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Harm Principle, Cash Machine, Payphone
25 Jun 2016
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The lack of consensus on the seriousness of the crime. Rarely brought to the attention of the police. Is that the crime we want to pursue. When certain groups or activities are targeted more than others. A person can do whatever he wants as long as his actions do not harm others. If a person"s actions only affect himself, then society, which includes the government, should not be able to stop a person from doing what he wants. This even includes actions that a person may do that would harm the person himself. Shows that the people in the community has a bad community policing. It is tendency to break a few more windows. Small minor problems might lead to more community infractions. Protecting middle class using public space (resolve this: criminalizing homeless. The criminal justice system is meant to punish.
