CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Demon, Demonic Possession, Twelve Tables
17 Feb 2016
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Free will and rational choice = human behavior. Punishment is necessary to deter law violators. Punishment is necessary to provide an example to those who. Right and wrong are inherent in the nature of things. Society exists to provide benefits to the individual not available might violate in isolation. Certain key rights are inherent in the nature of things. In return for the protection of society individuals forfeit some benefits that accrue when living in isolation. Governments that contravene the key rights should be. Crime disparages the quality of the bond between individuals and society and is therefore an immoral form of behavior disbanded. Mores: proscriptions covering potentially serious violations of a group"s values. Laws: time honored customs based on traditions, codified into formal strictures, created for enforcement purposes. Mala in se offences: fundamentally wrong in and out of themselves, ex) sexual assault, intentional killing of a child.
