CRM 1300 Study Guide - F.E.A.R., Juvenile Delinquency, Michel Foucault
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O crime is essentially a violation of legal statues, crime is limited to its legal construction: crimes are limited to the contents of the criminal code of canada. Laws are defined as widely shared values that are later coded into legal statutes. Primary question for objectivist-legal viewpoint: what are the causes of. Criminal behaviour? on: different theories answer this question (will be looked into w/ further detail later. Cesare lombroso (1911: studying inmate populations, concluded that inmates/criminals were biologically inferior to non-criminals. Cleckley"s (1964: serious criminals thought to have a lack of shame or guilt. Gottfredson and hirschi (1990: crime based on social consensus and crime is committed because of lack of self-control. Referred to as value consensus or normative position. The definition of crime is factual and precise. Defines crime as something against the law . Administrative law: form of public law that governs the relationships between individuals and the state. Civil law: deals with disputes between individuals.
