LS227 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: The Need, Base Rate Fallacy, Homicide

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Require that we understand the rule of the law and how it acts as deterrence to crime. What are the limits to deterrence strategies to people committing crime. How defenders make choices of whether or to commit offenses. Factors influencing an individual"s decision to commit a crime and assert that the legal system can be used to affect that decision. People break the law because they believe crime will provide a reward. Considers the role of the motivated offender, a suitable target, and ineffective guardian ship of that target in a criminal event. They need to present in order to have a crime. These theories hold that offenders will engage in rational decision making when they decide to commit a criminal act. Rational choice to engage in crime is written in utilitarianism. People rationally calculate the consequences of their behaviour. Humans are rational; they engage in rational calculations; what are the benefits what are the costs.

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