CRM 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Feudalism, Weregild, Assizes
23 Jan 2017
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What is criminology? (cid:862)cri(cid:373)i(cid:374)ology is the (cid:271)ody of k(cid:374)owledge regardi(cid:374)g (cid:272)ri(cid:373)e as a so(cid:272)ial phe(cid:374)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)o(cid:374). It i(cid:374)(cid:272)ludes the processes of making laws, of breaking laws, and of reacting to the breaking of laws. (cid:863) - sutherland & Societal reactions to crime: how does it explain crimes. I. e. who gets to inherit the house after grandparents death. E(cid:448)e(cid:374) if people do(cid:374)"t like the la(cid:449) they (cid:449)ill still follo(cid:449) it. We get used to these laws that it just became the norm: society changes law. Nullum crimen sine lege (no crime without law) Prohibition + sanction: do (cid:374)ot do this or else. Criminal law is a responsibility of the federal (national) government - constitution act, 1867, s. In the us, criminal laws are controlled by the states, not by the federal government. Splitting control creates some laws to be deemed more important or valid i. e. it is okay to have guns in some provinces whereas it is not okay in others.
