CRIM 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cesare Beccaria, Jeremy Bentham, Due Process
11 May 2016
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Lecture 1: sociological explanations of crime + deviance. Social relations: the way that individuals and groups relate to each other (governed/controlled by law and by the criminal justice system) Social forces: shape our political system, our social system, our laws and our criminal justice system. Social conduct: how we behave/conduct ourselves in our social relations. Closely tied to the social relations governed. Social constraints: can be formal/informal informal constraints (rejection, shunning, or exclusion) formal social constraints (laws, the courts, the police, the prison system) Social institutions: largely modern creations, designed to constrain those who do not follow social conventions. Sociology involves a respect for logical clarity in the formulation of theories. Science: use of logical, systematic methods to produce a body of knowledge. Helps makes sense out of facts, through construction of abstract interpretations of empirical situations. Studying humans and social behaviors is different than studying atoms, minerals, chemicals, or plant life.
