AJ 010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: 2011 England Riots, Official Statistics, Aust
25 Jun 2020
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The effect of crime on victims and on society. The characteristics and workings of the criminal justice system (williams, 2012) Can define crimes as acts or omissions that: As a concept complex & incorporates large range of definitions or behaviours. Crime is a social construction behaviours defined as criminal vary across time and place. Formal and informal sources of knowledge about crime. Official statistics aust bureau of stat. Inconsistencies between what official research tells us and media portrayals. Key function bring offenders before courts for adjudication & then, upon a finding of guilt, to sentence the offender. An approximate form of proportional harm a payback". Offender to pay compensation to victims or the community. Involves and punishment that deters a person from committing a crime because of the fear of being identified and being punished. Specific deterrence relates to an individual"s deterrence as a consequence of having been punished before.
