SLSS1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Heterodoxy, Crime Mapping, Sexting
26 Jul 2018
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The media and social forces stereotypes criminals and crime, challenging the constraints between the public and private. Individuals and agencies within the criminal justice system (cjs) are part of a complex web of political and social institutions. The law stipulates that certain behaviour is classed as a crime when a person intends or actually produces harm to another. These behaviours are prosecuted by the state under the criminal law, in an attempt to protect the community and deter similar crimes. These laws identifies the types of behaviour classified as crimes by the state. There is no uniform or agreed approach to identifying behaviours as crimes: there is also a range of offences involving conduct that breaches the rules of criminal procedure, such as. 3. the remaining elements of law stipulates rules governing police investigations, including correct procedures for gathering evidence, and questioning witnesses, thus ensuring justice within punishment.
