SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Restorative Justice, Social Inequality, Differential Association
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Normalcy: study of the norm and society"s expectation. Taking the boundaries of acceptability as an object of inquiry. The criminal code defines crime as: the intentional violation of criminal law without defense and without excuse. Politicality: laws are enacted by the legislature, that is, people who are elected. Looking at what is legal/illegal is part of the political process. (social movements, lobbyists, and political groups will attempt to change laws, take them away, or come up with new ones. Specificity: sets out, to the point, exactly what is a crime and what isn"t a crime. It"s the idea of due process", to balance your rights, and to make sure that there are many procedures that the system needs to go through to prove guilt. Uniformity: making sure that the criminal code applies to everyone equally, regardless of gender, ethnic background, religion, class, etc. (does not always work this way) Penal sanctions: punishments that are set in advance.
