CRCJ 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Social Issue, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Mental Disorder

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CRCJ 1000
• Professor: Lara Karaian

Document Summary

Higher disciplines means more questions to be able to ask and to get the full information. Applied medico-legal science ~ repression, justice < the accused shouldn"t be charged if they"re innocent, origins narrow subjects> Less focus on causes of crime and more on social practices that makes something into a crime. But more on social practices that define and shapes ideas on crime. How experts create knowledge about crime, ask questions to psychologist, expert knowledge about the person who committed the crime. Not so popular with the government, usually gov. t" uses fear to gain votes whilst crim. Popular punitiviness ~ maybe alternative to prison. Throwing more people in to prison if money is a problem. Criminal justice (administrative) ~ policy oriented research like juries, policing, prisons, courts, etc. More popular in u. s ~ sometimes this is wrong because it is much more basic. Not all harms are criminalized and not criminal acts are harmful.