Sociology 2266A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Restorative Justice, Gemeinschaft And Gesellschaft, Cybercrime
25 Dec 2019
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Social organization: models of production differentiated societies, hunting, gathering (small-scale society, pastoral, horticultural, agriculture. Industrial: as the modes of production changes, we see differences in the way that society is run. Crime in small scale society: no formal law of cjs, major goal: restoration of harmonious relationships crime effects group (restorative justice) trying to reintegrate criminals back into society, disputes solved face-to-face. Dispute resolution in state societies: mediator systems, not binding, emphasized compromise, elder"s councils, binding. They were married men and were typically the eldest man in the family: chieftainships, made institutionalised legal system possible, binding. Regulation by law: law as principal means whereby human activity is prohibited, permitted, or required, creation of modern social order, consensus vs. A crisis in state legitimacy: social order depends on the willingness of most people to obey the law. If the state system does not provide justice for people at all levels, but favours elites, will lose legitimacy.
