CRCJ 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Paternalism, Populism, Harm Principle
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Malum in se: some behaviors are criminal in nature. Normative approach: suggests some standards on what is regarded to be a crime. Malum prohibitum: acts that are wrong because they are prohibited. Malum in se: acts that are wrong in themselves. Raffaele garofalo called crimes natural (crime is a behavior against a nature of man) Pity: to care about others and to be touched when people are in a bad state. Crime ontologized: crime is being independent from observers. Anything that violates human rights is a crime. Green criminology: crimes against the environment and the earth. Criminologists produce theories why people commit these crimes. Association of the criminal and the deviance. How are things in the social existence. *criminal norms are always accompanied by an enforcement apparatus. Informal social norm example: don"t pick nose in public. Legal formalism: a crime is a crime that is in the criminal code.