[CRJU 1101] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (14 pages long)
7 Feb 2017
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First body of rules= the laws (written rules) Purpose of laws is to effect or change society"s behavior that is offensive, criminal etc. Laws come alive when people and institutions produce, interpret, and enforce them. Statue: a law established by an act of legislature. Has power of discretion to make arrests etc. However, in some instances they have to make arrests/warrants such as in instances of physical injury. Court (interpret law, and decide guilt/innocence of accused) Gatekeepers=police endowed with power to arrest and who initiate the. 60-70s civil rights movement which focused on rights of individuals, rights of accused. Individual rights advocates: sacrifice some degree of public safety and predictability to guarantee basic freedoms (bill of rights, amendments), worried about rights of the accused. Public order advocates: became prominent from the crime in the. 1990s, worried about crime victims and individual accountability. Investigation/warrant/order by court for police to arrest and deprive liberties.
