CRM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cesare Beccaria, Auguste Comte, Social Stigma
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Crm101 - understanding crime in canadian society: lecture 1. Criminal behaviour is behaviour in violation of the criminal law: Behaviour is not a crime unless it is prohibited by the criminal law. Laws are usually de ned conventionally as a body of speci c rules regarding human conduct. Laws are enforced by punishment administered by the estate. A violation of societal rules of behaviour as interpreted by a legal criminal code created by people holding social and political power. Individuals who violate these laws are subject to sanctions by state authority, social stigma, and loss of status. - siegel and mccormick. Societal views about deviance are always changing. History of criminology: early years - europe in the middle ages (prior to 1700 ad) The church and aristocracy held power, and they de ned unwanted behaviours as deviant to their rule. Often labelled behaviours as witchcraft or demon possession. The use of torture and the death penalty was common.
