CRM/LAW C7 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: University Of Turin, Determinism, Cesare Beccaria
22 Mar 2018
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To describe 3 general approaches to explaining crime. To understand policing in the u. s. , especially with regard to. Key issues in policing, including discretion, big data, surveillance, stereotype threat. To describe, understand, debate the following question: is there a crisis of legitimacy in policing in the u. s. ? . Setting the historical stage: a focus on demonology. Demonology: refers to an institutionalized set of beliefs in evil spirits or demons. The world is a battleground between forces of good and evil, moral, and supernatural. Trephining : drill hole in head and let out evil spirit. Ordeal: experiment and demonstration of one"s innocence. If accused: stick arm in and pull out hot metal rod. If arm was okay, protected by good spirits. Puritan garb: massachusetts bay colony (late 17th century) Salem witch trials: the story of the witch hunt. Humans are fundamentally hedonistic (engaged in pursuit of pleasure; self-serving) Central principle: let punishment fit the crime .
