CRCJ 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Darwinism, Victimless Crime, Pragmatism
23 Oct 2017
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If its deviant should we make it a: what is crim: scientific structured study of crim as social phenomenon. Procedural approach- new methods, ideal* barriers = language and multi-disciplinary. Emergence of crim 2 stages: 1: cottage industry/ gold digging 2: criminal man (book) early 1890s when crim become a discipline: social contract (liberalism): prior to 18th century crimes were individually handled . liberalism: intro to democratization. Law is expected to be fair and transparent. State is arbiter of harm. harm principle- less harm= less punishment, more harm= higher punishment. Law builds question of harm: cesare beccaria: (cid:498)on crimes and punishment(cid:499) classical crim took principles of liberalism and created treaties of government. Writes on governance- if rewards out way punishments- more likely do so. Punishment out way rewards = diminshment of crime. Punishment should not be violent- justice should be prominent. Invented penitentiary- prison reform movement as definite form of punishment.
