TOPIC 3 Flashcards
What is the penological perspective of Justice?
The study of prisons and what works in reducing crime?
What is the Philosophical perspective of justice?
Notion that justice must be seen done
What is the sociological perspective of justice?
Punishment is an ensemble of social forces (what they get compared to the crime)
What are the two forces inside of us according to Durkheim?
- Our desire to forward our personal goals and objectives
- To do good for the social collective
What is public punitiveness mean?
Public have a view that sentencing is too lenient due to lack of information
What is the problem with media?
Hint.. push
Media are more likely to push aggravating factors
What is cultivation theory?
Suggests that wide spread fear of crime is enhanced from the media
Define Folk Devil?
Emergence of a person or group of persons that become defined as a threat to societal values
Primary deviance?
The person commits a deviant action without knowing they are going against the norm
Secondary deviance
The person is already labelled deviant and continues to commit a certain crime
What are four classifications of cybercrime?
Cyber- trespass
Cyber-deceptions and thefts
Cyber-pornography
Cyber-violence
What is Newsworthiness?
Crimes that will get the public’s attention
What is moral panic?
a condition, episode of persons emerged to become defined as a threat to society’s values and interests
