CRCJ 1000 Study Guide - Penology, On Liberty, John Stuart Mill

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CRCJ 1000
• Professor: all

Document Summary

We can use the lack of consensus in the definition of crime against any argument in criminology. One of the founding fathers of crim. Normative and factual option in describing crime. Crimes are behaviour that are against natural human behaviour. Some acts are crime whether or not they are deemed criminal or are punished or observed. Crim needs a stable object that can"t be changed by the passions of the legislature. Malum prohibitum: something is wrong because it"s against the law or the law says it"s wrong. Malum in se: things are wrong because they are wrong. Crime violates the natural disposition towards pity and probity. Humans are naturally inclined to be honest and loyal, to feel for others. Malum in se assumes a lack of pity and duplicity. Focus on theft and physical violence (core crimes on which crim should work) The focus of crim is typically domestic.