SOC 3730 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: English Law, Miscarriage Of Justice, Napoleonic Code

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3730
• Professor: Michelle Dumas

Document Summary

History and cases in court (statistics: crime control. Breaking the law = you will be punished. Getting criminals off the street (in and out) as fast as possible. This is also known as an (cid:498)assembly line(cid:499) Few if any errors within the system. Presumption of guilt (seen as guilty until proven as innocent) Legal rights (less rights to those accused) Administration of justice taking away law abiding citizens will make for a better order. Challenges right decisions - should not be challenges as this is making it not efficient. Mainly an increase in each of these domains: Sentences (ex: minimal amount of sentence, no parole and not getting out if you behave well, you have to do it) Death penalty (as a use of deterrence) Deterrence (general fact (persons) this is why they used to have public hangings specific goes through their own personal experience makes them not want to make them commit a crime again)