LAWS1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Due Process, Determinism
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Propensity of persons to commit criminal acts = criminality. Generally lack self-control, impulses, insensitive, physical, risk taking, short sighted, non-verbal. Men commit at higher rate than women, small no. of ppl offend many times. 10% of offenders commit 66% of crime generally. Most active 10% of offenders commit 41% of crime. Generally offences occur close to offenders place of residence. Burglar characteristics - white, male, under 25, offend during warm weather (people leave windows open), offend close to them, non-violent, weaponless, work quickly, act in daytime, have other offences (criminal record). 18th century idea - response to cruel punishments of the time. Punishments to be determined by laws, proportionate to harm caused by the crime - decline in public hangings resulted. Relies on the fact that humans are logical and rational - need clear consistent prompt consequences (should exceed pleasure of doing the crime). Consequences; certainty (how likely punishment is to occur), celerity (how quickly it is in icted),
