ADJUS-120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Dna Profiling, Decision-Making
21 Oct 2020
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Law enforcement has difficulty fighting these issues. Dna profiling falls on the police to locate and utilize. Terrorism is a new threat that involved restructuring in the system to fight it. On your own (outlined in textbook notes below) Crimes: actions that violate laws defining which socially harmful behaviors will be subject to the government"s power to impose punishments. Mala in se: offenses that are wrong by their very nature. Mala prohibita: offenses prohibited by law but not necessarily wrong in themselves. Evidence based practices: policies developed through guidance from research studies that demonstrate which approaches are the most useful and cost-effective for advancing desired goals. Criminal law is defined by elected representatives in state legislatures and. Some actions are criminal in their nature. Others are prohibited by the government but are not necessarily wrong in it of themselves. Concerns fairness and equity in the treatment of people who are drawn into the criminal justice system.
