CRJU110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Castle Doctrine, National Crime Victimization Survey, Mens Rea
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Midterm review sheet format your exam will consist of 50 multiple choice questions (scan- Concepts below is a list of concepts with which you should be familiar for the exam. Anything from the readings and lectures is fair game for the exam. Actually killing: guilty act: actually committing the act. In most cases, failure to act is not an omission. Psychological theory that argues that criminal behavior is learned through a series of rewards and punishments. To obtain the needed labor, southern states passed a series of new laws that were designed to enable the gov. to arrest freed former slaves. Usually refers to work of 18th century philosophers of legal reform: beccaria. Bentham: rational egoism, everyone is driven by pleasure & avoiding pain (always a selfish act) Legal tradition in england and the united states where courts determine the meanings of laws through a series of opinions or precedents that are binding.