CRIM 2652 Lecture 3: September 6
14 Dec 2016
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Department
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Professor
September 6th
Intro
1. Whats i a Nae?
2. Course Objectives and Outline
3. Brief Introduction to Course Themes
4. Conflict and Consensus Perspectives
The Politis of Naig: Whats i a Nae?
- Criminal
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ulture, ho is just a riial, othig else ut a riial.
- Crime
o Ats are ot, the eoe. “o also ith rie. Crie does ot eist. Crie is related.
First there are ats. The follos a log proess of giig eaig to these ats.
- Corrections
o The oealet of the itetioal delier of pai
Themes of the Course
1. Due Process and Crime Control
2. Myth of the System
3. Discretion
4. Accountability
5. Inequality
6. Socio-historical context
Consensus and Conflict Perspectives
Consensus model
- Legal definitions of crime and the administration criminal justice reflect universally held shared
social values
- There is general agreement on what should be against the law
- Focus on criminal acts and actions rather than reactions
- Distinguishes between criminals and non-criminals
- There is no need to question where the definitions of crime come from – crimes are acts or
activities which are mala in se (wrong in themselves)
Conflict model
- Certain activities or behaviours are criminalized because of broader social, economic and
political factors
- The criminal law reflects the values of those who have power and influence
- Less agreement on social values
- Focus on behaviour of the criminal law and the processes of law reform
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Document Summary
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