CCJ 3024 Lecture 3: ccj 3024 lecture 3
24 Jul 2018
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Philadelphia birth cohort study all boys born in philly in 1945. Wolfgang found 6% of participants made up 52% of crimes delinquents more likely to be low ses, low iq, have few grades completed. Goal: rehabilitation adress underlying issues that lead to crime so that individual will not engage in future criminal activity. "make offender better" evidence indicates certain rehab works. Cjs four components law making breaking enforcement correction. Why do societies need cjs? to maintain order in society what are the two concepts of society? consensus: peaceful, harmonious, and orderly society without any crimes conflict: violent, brutal, and war ridden society without any rules. Balancing act terms change depending on how much freedom ppl are willing to give up. Ex: dui: driving home, checkpoints details of implementation are based on discretion of officers themselves tactics how to implement a strategy. There is a challenge between public & academic research because public is concerned about goals.
