Sociology 2260A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Qiyas, Canada Act 1982, Critical Criminology
15 Sep 2017
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Varied de nitions based on perspective and discipline. Weber"s 3 features of law: external pressure to comply (ex. if you do this, you go to jail for x years, pressure is coercive (ex. forcefully put handcu s on) 3. individuals enforce law coercively under authority of the state (ex. police) Weber is mostly interested in penal social control. Private: both substantive and procedural (problems between individuals) Society is characterized by con icting groups, classes and dissension. Law is a weapon in social con ict . Consensus and con ict perspectives are both ideals. The law was not created equal for everyone. The law tends to bene t the middle-upper class and criminalize the lower class. One of the rst known bodies of law in 2000bc by king dungi of sumer (modern day. Lex talionis - an eye for an eye. Focused on issue of theft, property ownership, sexual relationships and interpersonal violence. Retribution: justice based on vengeance and punishment.
