Sociology 2253A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Edwin Sutherland, Adversarial System, Torte
28 Oct 2018
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Go to class read questions and textbook and class discussion will help you a lot too. Read textbook carefully info on exams! (similar to lec) Exam make sure you prepare like you"re going to give a lec (know material well!) If you miss exam diff exam (essay q) Criminal justice - the study of crime, criminal law and components of the criminal justice system including the police, courts and corrections. Functions of criminal justice: control crime: catching people who are committing crimes, prevent crime: punishing those who have committed crime, maintain justice: all citizens are equal and no one is above the law. Example: adversarial system --search for justice in a subjective view. Criminal has its root in the term crime any act that violates criminal law: characteristics of criminal law by edwin sutherland. This is what distinguishes the crime from torte: torte: private law, may see it through civil court, like compensation.
