CRJS 1011 Final: Social Constuction - Study Guide
12 Apr 2017
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Mala in se: crimes that are bad in and of themselves, ex. Mala prohibitum: crimes that violate the prevailing norms, ex. Prohibit the sale and distribution of selected goods/services (ex. sex, drugs, etc. ) Legislating morality: social construction, sex and deviance, drugs, alcohol and substance abuse. Consensus view = function of criminal law is to express public morality. Conflict view = encoding mores and norms into criminal law provides power for the lawmakers, creates insiders and outsiders. Moral entrepreneurs undertake moral crusades to have their values incorporated into law: moral crusades = campaigns that are centered around a social movement/organization and are concerned with a symbolic or moral issue such as alcohol) Many things are considered deviant that large numbers of people participate in. Underground values that people partake in but we do not usually discuss: others are hypocritical about these behaviours. Crjs 1011 study guide key concepts from lecture + textbook notes april 2017.
