CCJ-2020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Great Depression, Search Warrant, Stock Market
2 Feb 2018
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What is crime: any behavior that violates the law, over history diff behaviors are considered crime (ex: the prohibition and weed) What is criminal justice: the reaction to crime specifically the procedures and organizations (group of people) that have to do with enforcing the law. Criminology crime cj: criminology is studying why someone commits a crime and cj studies the reaction. Ending of civil war, mass immigration, western expansion. 1920-1940 crime was still increasing: great depression, prohibition increase in organized crimes and violent crimes. 1945-1960 crime rates were relatively stable: soldiers coming back, patriotism, traditional values. 1970s traditional crimes increased: government protest (vietnam, civil right, women"s right) government distrust. 1980s drug crimes were soaring, increase in all crimes: drugs flooded the country, increase in violence. Early 1990s spike in crimes committed by juveniles and violent crimes reached the highest point they had ever been: tough on juveniles, increased penalties.
