CRIM 406- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 60 pages long!)

• School: George Mason University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 406
• Professor: Ashworth

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Week 1 family law and the justice system notes. Who is a family: mother (biological, adopted/raised, father (biological, adopted/raised, siblings (full/half biologically related, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, step parents, step siblings, step siblings children, spouse. Factors that impact who we include in our definition of family: deg(cid:396)ee of (cid:862)(cid:272)lose(cid:374)ess(cid:863, geographic distance, financial considerations, custom/tradition, shared experiences/trauma. Individual decisions and declarations: legal rules, social understandings, cultural practices and constraints, religious expectations, economies. Why defi(cid:374)e (cid:862)fa(cid:373)ily? (cid:863: why is it i(cid:373)po(cid:396)ta(cid:374)t to defi(cid:374)e (cid:862)fa(cid:373)ily? (cid:863) Why define family law: april 25, 2006:. In manassas, va, the city could not change the rules on how much living space each residence requires but the city can regulate how buildings are used. Definition of family changes over time: racial prohibitions, class prohibitions, sexual prohibitions. Information collection and dissemination shifted from local national international. Why have family law: settle disputes between family members, manage dependencies, equalize relationship, account for differences with stranger interactions.