CRM/LAW C7 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Loose Coupling, Exclusionary Rule
21 Feb 2017
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Classic: focuses on the relationship between demographic changes, material and symbolic politics, and the emergence of criminal law. Contemporary: focuses on unpacking the relationship between organizational, social movement, and state-related factors that mediate and structure the definitional and political processes involved in efforts to criminalize various elements of social life. Cutting-edge: envisions criminalized as a social process that is intimately connected to--and perhaps derivative of--larger processes of institutionalization, globalization, and modernization. Three main institutions of the criminal justice system: *** think of as a loosely coupled system . Racial or ethnic minorities comprised 27% if local police officers. Women today make up only 13% of the force, most significantly in larger departments. Offense seriousness: people who commit more serious offenses are more likely to be arrested. Prior arrest record: police are more likely to arrest persons with a prior arrest record. Presence of evidence: when police have strong evidence, they are more likely to arrest the suspect.
