CRIM 2652 Lecture : CRIM2652 FALL TERM LECTURE NOTES

• School: York University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 2652
• Professor: Anna Pratt

Document Summary

Criminal the picture which is given is the picture of the crook without a conscience, without culture, who is just a criminal, nothing else but a criminal . Crime acts are not, they become. Crime doesn t exist, it s created first there are acts. Then follows a long process of giving meaning to these acts . Corrections the concealment of the intentional delivery of pain . Legal definitions of crime and 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. No need to question where definitions of crime come from crimes are acts which are mala in se (wrong in themselves) Certain activities/behaviours are criminalized because of broader social, economic and political factors. Criminal law reflects values of those who have power and influence. Focus on behavior of criminal law & processes of law reform.