SOCI 2450 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Mens Rea, Penology, Crystallization
13 Apr 2012
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Criminology is the development of the body of knowledge of general and verified principles regarding the process of law, crime, and reactions to crime: 1. the making of law: (sociology of law) a systematic analysis of how crime develops. 2. the breaking of law: (criminal pathology) a scientific analysis of crime. 3. the reaction to the breaking: (penology) a scientific study of the punishment of crime. In effect, criminal law is a body of specific rules (laws) regarding human conduct which are promulgated by authority (i. e. , government) which apply uniformly to all citizens. These rules are enforced through punishment administered by the police, courts and prisons. Related: criminal behaviour is the violation of criminal law, regardless of immorality or indecency. There are 4 theoretical origins of the criminal law (crcg): 1. classical theory: where crimes were against people (not the state) so their process involved 5 transitions (steps) to ensure that the wrong was righted (i-clic):
