Midterm Flashcards

(37 cards)

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17th century crime

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made up of english common law and biblical injunctions/ an individuals wickedness determines their behavior

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new haven colony CT

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used the bible as their lawbook, harshest criminal justice system

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plymouth

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lower conviction rate than CT, used the jury system more

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NY colony

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dutch residents did not respect or listen to english law

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NJ, PA colonies

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lenient punishments and law enforcement

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MD, VA colonies

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most violent colonies, guilty until proven innocent

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major shift 1600-1800

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moved from crime being viewed in religious terms to crime being
viewed in social terms
Jonathan stoddard and Hannah Occuish

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booze 1926

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John Gill convicted of a violation of prohibition and released on parole due to illness

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slotts 1955

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Slot machines were confiscated, unclaimed, and publicly destroyed

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19th century crime

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an individuals psychological makeup determines behavior

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Roth

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after the revolution crime was higher in southern coastal towns than anywhere else
The less stable and trusted a government is, the more crime will occur

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mad enough to kill

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Nelly’s crime was excusable in the eyes of the law, but Celia’s was not because it challenged white male authority

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1820’s- 1830’s

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Crime as a public spectacle is decreasing while crime as private penitence increases

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Amasa Walmsley

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small towns now faced big city problems

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1820’s prison systems

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isolated incarceration aimed to produce guilt in convicts

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16
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eastern penetantiary model

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23 hours of solitaity confinement

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auburn model

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meals/work together

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vice districts

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racial diversity, prostitution, homelessness, boarding houses, buffet flats

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lower public drunkenness convictions

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the privatization of urban life, and the increasingly working class nature of alcoholic behavior

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disposition based theories

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people’s psychology or personality determines behavior

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environment based theories

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the conditions in which people live determine their behavior

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vagrancy

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someone without a job could get arrested, used to arrest anyone for any reason

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1830’s- 1870’s vs 1850’s

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police forces relied on residents to identify people vs police forces introduced detective work

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legal definition of crime

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crime is the intentional act in violation of criminal law without a good reason

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consensus definition of crime
a crime is an act that violates the collective morality of the community
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conflict definition of crime
crimes are acts that threaten the security of the powerful
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social event definition of crime
crimes are just events that happen in society
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john hagan's pyramid
the measures of the seriousness of crime are agreement(consensus), severity of response (penalty), and social harm (damages)
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Barnett Davenport
it is suggested that his actions were due to a poor upbringing
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Anne Hutchenson
her only crime was disturbing the peace of religious authorities in M.A but was exiled
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Jules Zanger
The differences between sentencing and actual punishment in M.A were dependent on class and social standing
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Esther Rodgers
an example of the church leading someone to admit guilt to appease god
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John Rodgers
Account of esther rodgers’s execution, notes that after repentance she dies happily
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Robert Fenton
Arrested in both states demonstrating that PA is more lenient than CT and gives lighter punishments
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Nancy Steenburg
Enlightenment is replacing the idea of inherent wickedness with the concept of poor upbringing as a cause of crime
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Jonathan Stoddard
crime being viewed in terms of an evil soul
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Hannah Occuish
crime being viewed as a result as a bad upbringing/ past