LSJ 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: North American Free Trade Agreement, Corn Syrup, Immigration Enforcement

• School: UW
• Department: Law, Societies, and Justice
• Course: LSJ 200
• Professor: Beckett Katherine

Document Summary

Law"s effects are often complex, unpredictable and unintended: examples: Unintended: creation of black market and organized crime. Intended: if you are genuinely trying to help someone you won"t be prosecuted no matter the circumstances. Ex: you"re a drug dealer but you call 911 for someone who over doses. Unintended: the law is subject to discretion by (unpredictable) human beings, criminalization. When you make a crime to do something, you create a group of people who have been criminalized - their lifestyle, behavior, etc. becomes a crime. Ex: in some societies, prostitution is legal. Their way of supporting themselves have been criminalized -> they are now a victim of crime. Lose-lose situation; you"re reluctant to go to the police, but then you"re taking the chance you"re losing your livelihood. Creates conflicts is more likely to be resolved by violence - you can"t go to the police because you"re involved in an illegal market.