SOC102H1 Chapter Notes -Social Constructionism, Labeling Theory, Justifiable Homicide
Document Summary
Part one: conceptions of crime and deviance: crime and deviance as norm-violating behaviour. Norms: are rules that prescribe standards of everyday behaviour. Many of the norms that control everyday life do not require legal intervention, they are more likely to be enforced informally. Crime: is a breach( ) of the criminal law that is liable to prosecution and punishment. Criminal justice system: comprises the social institutions charged with the task of apprehending( ), prosecuting( ), and punishing known offenders. Consensus crime: involves criminal acts that are generally agreed to be seriously harmful, wrong, and deserving of severe penalty. E. g: homicide( ), attempted homicide, violent assault with a weapon, violent sexual assault, armed robbery, kidnapping Conflict crime: involves criminal acts that are subject to disagreement about their wrongfulness, the amount of harm they cause, how wrong they are, and how severely they should be punished.
