CRM 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Thorsten Sellin, Actus Reus, Edwin Sutherland

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 1300
• Professor: Steven Bittle

Document Summary

Define following and explain its significance: crime as a legal violation . Crime is an intentional violation of the criminal law, committed without defence or excuse, and penalized by the state . Four elements of crime state defined actus reus mens rea capacity. The writing of paul w tappan is generally associated with the __legalistic/ juristic__ view of criminology: psychopathic, radical chic, demonological, post- modernist e. Identify 5 aspects/elements of a criminological issue/problem and explain its significance/impact. Crime is an intentional violation of criminal law, committed without defence or excuse, and penalized by the state . Four elements of crime: state defined, actus reus, mens reus, capacity. Only a criminal if they get caught and convicted. The definition of crime changes over time because the state and society changes over time: social injury (edwin sutherland) 2 elements crime: legal description as social injurious and legal provision of penalty, not just criminal law. Not all civil offences make it to court.