CJ 306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Raven Arms
11 Oct 2016
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Cj 306 - lecture 11: crime control through legislation (ch. A common legislative response to certain social problems is to ban it. Where there is a demand, there will be a supply. As long as demand is not targeted, efforts to restrict supply won"t succeed. Efforts have been made to ban gambling, in response to: When social ills such as these are criminalized, they are not consistently prioritized by the justice system (ex: inadequate and partial enforcement) Prohibition is cited most frequently in support of critics" arguments that nanning products/substances doesn"t work. Approximately 300 million guns in circulation (us population is 320 million) Two types of gun bans stand out: Many say no, partly because the guns it targets are rarely used in crimes. Research that is available is not conclusive. America has taken a supply-side approach to drugs. Disproportionate number of minorities going to prison. Reduction in number of positive adult male role models.
