SOC 1500 Midterm: SOC1500 Midterm Exam Review
2 Mar 2017
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The primary law of the land and guarantees fundamental freedoms, legal rights, and quality rights for all citizens of canada, including those accused of crimes. Law that is established by previous court decisions and based on the rule of precedent. Law that is based on custom, tradition, and practice and is generally unwritten. The view that crime and punishment reflect the power some groups have to influence the formulation and application of criminal law. An act or omission that is prohibited by criminal law. The body of law that deals with conduct considered so harmful to society as a whole that it is prohibited by statute and prosecuted and punished by the government. Behaviour that is contrary to the norms and values of the larger society. Is a wide range of behaviours including criminal behaviour. The norms and values can change over time. Nemo debet bis vexari pro eadem causa, no one should be twice troubled by the same cause.
