JUST 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Control, Excessive Bail Clause, Serial Killer
Document Summary
Laws are formal norms: wright mills sociological imagination theory. Felony serious crime punishable of 1 year or more. Retribution punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act. Restitution - the restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner. Misdemeanor a minor crime, punishable by a fine or a light jail term. Criminal defense: mind set to commit the act. Public observations opinion based on what you hear and see. Standard instrument used to measure crime in a given location. 4 violent (predatory crimes: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault. 4 non violent (non predatory crimes: larceny taking something without the use of force, arson, burglary is an unlawful entry into a structure for the purpose of taking something. Takes place in lower income households: car theft. Trying to be replaced with nibers (national incident-based reporting system) The crime needs to reported to be counted. Unreported crime is called the dark figure of crime.
