AJ 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Substance Abuse

• School: Irvine Valley College
• Department: Administration of Justice
• Course: AJ 2
• Professor: mauney

Document Summary

Legislators: the definitions of crime in the criminal law do not reflect the only or the most dangerous of antisocial behaviors. Police & prosecutors: the decisions on whom to arrest or charge do not reflect the only or the most dangerous behaviors legally defined as criminal . Juries judges: criminal convictions do not reflect the only or the most dangerous individuals among those arrested & charged. Sentencing: sentencing decisions do not reflect the goal or protecting society from only or the most dangerous of those convicted by meting out punishments proportionate to the harmfulness of the crime committed. All taken together: criminal justices policy decisions reflect the implicit identifications of crime wit the dangerous acts of the poor in media. A desire to harm vs. a desire for profit. One-on-one harm"s intention is the hurt someone. Indirect harm is intended to maximize profit & minimize cost sustain power.