CRIM 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Due Process, Osama Bin Laden, Patriot Act
6 Nov 2017
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A brief history of crime in america: 1850-1880. Civil war, widespread immigration, crime epidemic: 1920-1933. Sales and use of illicit drugs, president reagan declared a (cid:838)war on drugs(cid:839: 1990s (cid:838)get tough on crime era, 2001. Usa patriot act increases investigatory authority of federal, state, and local police agencies: 2011. Fbi most-wanted terrorist osama bin laden killed by u. s. special operations forces in pakistan: 2012-2014. Epidemic of mass shootings and random violence sweeps public venues across the u. s. --guarantee the rights of defendants and attempt to understand the causes of crime and violence. Today, we have a shift away from the offender as victim and now see the offender as a dangerous social predator. Justice---the principle of fairness; the ideal of moral equity. Social justice---linked to fundamental notions of fairness and to cultural beliefs about right and wrong. Civil justice---a component of social justice concerned with fairness in relationships between citizens, government agencies, and businesses in private matters.
