Sociology 2266A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Victimless Crime, Sex And The Law, Cesare Lombroso
16 Oct 2013
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Class 1 - the history of crime and criminology in a nutshell. Early societies: before the middle age: while crime as a violation of official laws sometimes did not exist in early societies, basic ideas of what is right and wrong did exist (i. e. basic morality). Need for basic morality even if the law is not formally written: differences between acceptable and unacceptable behaviors were also learned in traditions, mores, and folkways. People will spend their evening exchanging stories through communication and that"s how they learn what"s acceptable and unacceptable: evidence of laws in some early societies, however, including overlap with religious scriptures: The 10 commandments (root of judaism and christianity: to shall not kill, steal, etc. Scripture but they"re also a set of laws and rules and people were expected to respect this behavior or they"d face consequences from their community.
