SOC326H5 Lecture 2: Policing-Lecture 2
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*these following notes are based off the lecturer, lawrence all his commentary and remarks. Theres those who coerce and those who get coerced. Durkheim see"s the police and it"s citizens in union, thus the police reflect our social values and our morality. "two theories on the police - the relevance of max weber and emile. International journal of law, crime and justice 39: 1-11. : Looks are both theories and how they are instrumental to comprehending police gives you a wholesome prospective evaluating both lenses. Weber most known for take on capitalism, he wanted to know why some countries were more sophisticated than others. Serving to uphold the power of the state. Considering all forms of physical coercion are given to cops(guns, etc) Thus, individual influence(personal, religion obligations) tend to be weaned out from society. Policing is one of these institutions that reflect the state.
