Judicial System and Inequality ISS 215 Lecture 10 Outline A B What is Crime Why Crime 1 2 3 4 C Classical Theories Biological Theories Psychological Theories Sociological Theories White Collar Crimes A What is Crime 1 2 3 4 5 6 Legal Description Intentional Act Violation of Written Criminal Law Committed without Defense Penalized by the State Geography time and punishment B Why Crime 1 Classical Theories 1 Cesare Beccaria 2 Jeremy Bentham A Free will B Pain and pleasure C Punishments deter crime 2 Biological Theories 1 2 Lombroso and Followers Recent Theories 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sugar Intake Vitamin Deficiency Hormonal Influences XYY Syndrome Twin Studies Adoption Studies Social Biology B Why Crime continued 3 Psychological Theories 1 Freud 1 2 3 Id Animalistic Superego Socialized Ego Compromise between Id and Superego 4 Sociological Theories 2 3 4 Anomie Theories Differential Association Labeling Theory 1 2 Labeling of Act Labeling of Individual B Why Crime Sociological Theories continued 5 Karl Marx 1818 1883 a Economic Classes b Classes Leading to Poverty c Poverty Leads to Crime d Socialism Eliminates most Crimes B Why Crime Sociological Theories continued 6 William Bonger 1876 1940 a Criminal Law and the Ruling Class b Capitalism and Selfish Individualism c Capitalism Poverty and Crime d All Groups Commit Crimes but the Rich are Rarely Caught and Punished e Socialism Eliminates most Crimes C White Collar Crimes 1 2 3 4 Bribery Government Contracts Political Crimes Business Crimes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Monopoly Misrepresentation in Advertising Copy Rights Illegal Labor Practices Insurance Fraud Income Tax Fraud Fraud in Legal Profession Fraud in Stock Market
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