Crim 101 exam 1 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Criminal Justice - ️️Structure, functions, and processes of those agencies that deal with the management of crime Potential Biases in Major Sources of Info - ️️Mass Media Legislators/Politicians Practitioners Academia Mass Media: Hollywood - ️️For Profit Entertainment Mass Media: News Outlets - ️️Sensationalized information For profit Not a public service Legislators/Politicians - ️️Have learned that they need to be tough on crime to be elected Don't want...

Why does deviance differ from crime? - ️️1. Crime always involves breaking a law but deviance may not 1. Crime is a violation of a formal norm, while deviance is typically a violation of informal norm 1. There is a far greater number and variety of deviant acts than crimes 1. Some crimes are not (considered) deviance due to their acceptance throughout society What is crime? - ️️• A wrong committed against society which has been proclaimed by law and when the action is commi...

Conduct that violates criminal law, for which there is no legally accepted justification or excuse - ️️Crime What does Mala in Se mean? - ️️Wrong in itself (Rape) What does Mala Prohibita mean? - ️️Wrong because prohibited (DUI, Drugs, Gambling) Why is there a struggle for balance in the CJS? - ️️Individual Rights vs. Public Order; Balancing the concern for individual rights with the need for public order through administration of criminal justice What was crime like ...