SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Clearance Rate, Identity Theft, Public Law
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Not all crime gets reported to the police. If they are involved in the crime, you are not going to report it. Dark figure of crime- official rates of sexual assault (100) Police clearance rate is identifying a suspect through crime. Public law- rules for the relationship between individuals and society. Explanation- deals with issues that affect the public or state. Even though individual are harmed committing a crime like robbery is public law because committing a crime is thought to be wrong against society than an individual. Private law- rules for the relationship between individuals or groups. Law on the books- the formal official written legal statuses, legislation. Law in action- the decision, actions, or experiences individuals or organizations have that involve law. These can influence weather law or legal consequences might be important for how decisions made.
