[CRIM 332] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (73 pages long!)

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 332
• Professor: Nicole Myers

Document Summary

Law is everywhere more than courts, judges, at work/home, touches every aspect of our lives. Shapes our worldview influence what we view as right / wrong, shapes our expectations of others / self. Law becomes lens how we interpret experience, we focus on connection between laws, larger forces in society that shapes our legal system, law is deeply influenced by social context. What does law actually do / not do / capable of. Look at law as a set of social practices, interaction of law, legal institutions, wider definition of legal behavior. Thus, the social context very important in understanding the law law is more than it is written -- how social conditions influence the making, enforcement of law, and the impact that law has on social life. What is the role of law in society? (what does it do, capable of, weakness, etc)