POLS 3160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: A Criminal Mind, Sociological Theory, George Thorogood

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Road map that offers basic image of society that guides thinking a research. A set of interconnected statements or propositions that explain how two or more events or factors are related to one another . The social context in which theories develop. The pros and cons of each theory. The influence of each theory on the contemporary canadian criminal justice system. Final exam question how theory has influenced criminal justice system and how it works . Consensus - assumes high degree of consensus about social norms and values, and departures mark deviance. e. g. classical, positivist and strain theories. Conflict - society is composed of diverse social groups with different definitions of right and wrong. e. g. labelling, critical, feminist, left-realist theories. Most influence in our criminal justice system. Development of common law and civil law. Reference to it being a choice and he doesn"t have a guilty intent.

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