CRCJ 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Broken Windows Theory, Libertarian Paternalism, Sunday Shopping
16 Jul 2015
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Limit freedom of liberty so they don"t infringe on another"s rights. 1400-1600 crime linked to religion and morality-sin must be punished: as perception of crime changed, response of crime changed, more secular concerns in industrial revolution, crime=not clear if against state or religion, no formal punishment. 18th and 19th century more developed system: civil law=conflict between private parties, enemy of victim, mostly addressed through financial needs, compensation, criminal law=conflict between person and society, enemy of society, addressed through punishment, incarceration, separated from one another. Federal: criminal code, controlled drug and substance act, rcmp: provincial: ontario (opp), quebec, newfoundland have their own, regional and municipal: local bylaws, prevention strategies. Increased human rights violations by police (abuse of police powers, racial profiling, etc. : up until 18th century: brought own case to judge, development of state prosecutors, not involved in interpersonal violence at first.
