SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Killingbeck, Youth Criminal Justice Act, Exaggeration

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: Michelle Dumas

Document Summary

Robert blake (2004 actor who had hired a hit man to. Charged with the murder of his wife not guilty kill his wife . Legal changes: ask potential jurors about tv shows they watch, how much tv can influence them about crime, unrealistic expectations that are not based on reality but. Job duties: always precise and correct never make mistakes, common line the evidence never lies , they can do everything scientists, police, interrogate, forensic scientists never interview suspect or are involved with the investigation/case. Juries: higher expectation of collecting more evidence, taking more time/resources, demanding more scientific tests costs more money (paid, can be problematic if client is innocent. Forensic scientists: excessive/unneeded tests to prove unreasonable doubt, unreal expectations, backlogged before csi, crime is increasing tests increasing, teaches criminals how to clean up their crime scene. Technological: how technology communicates, how we print things, put them together.