SOC 2700 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Live Three, 2011–12 Nfl Playoffs, Compurgation
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Chapter 1: theory and crime this book focuses on theories that are used to explain the facts. A theory is part of an explanation in history, there are 2 basic types of theories of crime, one relies on spiritual explana- tions, the other relies on natural explanations. A method was created by which god could indicate who was innocent and who was guilty: Trial by battle - both parties would swear to the truth of their claims in the dispute, then they or their designated representatives, would fight each other. God would give victory to the righteous person, defeating the one who had just sworn a false oath. Problem was that great warriors and those who could hire them could commit as many crimes as they wanted. Make use of objects and events in the material world to explain. Monday, jan 14, 2012 they make statements about the relationships between observable phenomena.
