CJ 408 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Araceae, Criminology
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49 out of 547 conviction made @ criminal courts. 2 criteria fordefining crime (see old notes orpp) Def of wa is important sout are all onsane page. Ex : gang def vanrics sodescription of problemvarrtes. 2 . trend away from punishment - t /civil - treatedkindly. There is little cj system can do tohunish (max sentencesfor their crimes) 3 . unorganitca resentment of public against wcc. Fear tobite thehand that feeds them often goremployers /erected: evidence: Dept. of justice can only get involved only when ftc re quest. " don"t need to know specific stats (2) individuals rarely ranger. Goften go aftercoorperation - individuals aroid conviction owcc offenders treated like juvenile offenders. 3 . media does bad job creating angeresentiment overwcc: crimes more sopristicated media onned controlledbywhitecollar people octed. " building made cheap not tocode aconsequence of greedy developers paying of gor inspectors to evade properbuilding code.
