09 11 Drunk Driving Deterrence theory 75 of drunk drivers get away with it swiftness you will be punished quickly and immediately severity the punishment is so severe that one is deterred from the crime due to certainty while committing a crime if they criminal knows they are certain to get the penalty punished Types of Justice Retributive eye for an eye do something there will be a consequence Procedural respecting the right of the individual due process Distributive equal punishment for all across the board fairly for everyone Restorative community forum idea restore those who have been injured Two Types of Deterrence General Specific Three Components of Deterrence swiftness severity certainity Defining Crime Mala in se acts morally wrong Mala prohibita prohibited by law statutory crimes normally concealed weapon Property crime taking of property or money without the threat of force against public intoxication Violent crime the victim Public order crime interfere with the operations of society and ability of people to function related to norms and customs Occupational crime white collar work place crime vandalism thefts etc Crimes without victims Political crime offense involving over acts or omissions duty to act is ignored Classical crime occurs when benefits outweigh the costs people pursue self interest if there aren t effect punishments Positivist crime is determined use science to determine factors associated with Cyber crime Theories Neoclassical crime Biological Psychological Sociological Social Process Critical Theory inequality in power and materialistic create street and corporate crimes crimes by the impoverished and exploitation of the powerful Life Course individual factors interact with social factors to determine the onset length and end of criminal careers Integrated arguing that causes of crime occur in a sequence across time i e strain control social learning
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