SOCL 3371 : Exam 1 Notes
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Origin of crime wave: crime occurs first in rev. Parris" house: two young girls in household spend time with slave named. Salem wanted to preserve their town: girls say that it was tituba, but also sarah good and sarah. Court of oyer and terminer: how to deal with these crimes, had to have 2 witnesses, they can testify against two separate criminal instances, the devil could not use the image of an innocent person. 3 original people: two young girls and tituba, marginal, not respected, powerless, and deviant. Court of oyer and terminer was disbanded: spectral evidence was not allowed, which had been bulk of evidence, people were released and hangings ceased. Donald black: law is governmental social control. 10-11: laws are norms, enacted and codified, enforced by specialized political institutions, have the legitimate power (authority) to use force to gain compliance, executive branch of government.
