SOCL 3371 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: American Bar Association, Motor Vehicle Theft, Lyndon B. Johnson
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The criminal justice system - a loosely organized collection of agencies (police, correction and courts) charged with protecting the public, maintaining order, enforcing the law, identifying transgressors, bringing the guilty to justice and treating criminal behavior. Criminology study of the origin, extent and nature of crime in society. Crime versus deviance: all crime is deviant but not all deviance is a crime, examples, murder (crime, prostitution (crime, drug use (deviance, gambling (crime if under 21/deviance if over 21) Types of crimes: violent crimes, property crimes, public order crimes, white collar crimes, cyber crimes, public drunkenness, prostitution, gambling, drug offenses, embezzlement, credit card fraud, insurance fraud, tax evasion, hacking, phishing, internet fraud, identity theft. Crime in the 20th century: 1900-1935 saw a sustained increase in criminal activity, depression era outlaws, ma barker and her sons, bonnie and clyde. John dillinger: organized crime, the mafia, the mob and gangsters.
