Midterm Flashcards
(37 cards)
17th century crime
made up of english common law and biblical injunctions/ an individuals wickedness determines their behavior
new haven colony CT
used the bible as their lawbook, harshest criminal justice system
plymouth
lower conviction rate than CT, used the jury system more
NY colony
dutch residents did not respect or listen to english law
NJ, PA colonies
lenient punishments and law enforcement
MD, VA colonies
most violent colonies, guilty until proven innocent
major shift 1600-1800
moved from crime being viewed in religious terms to crime being
viewed in social terms
Jonathan stoddard and Hannah Occuish
booze 1926
John Gill convicted of a violation of prohibition and released on parole due to illness
slotts 1955
Slot machines were confiscated, unclaimed, and publicly destroyed
19th century crime
an individuals psychological makeup determines behavior
Roth
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
mad enough to kill
Nelly’s crime was excusable in the eyes of the law, but Celia’s was not because it challenged white male authority
1820’s- 1830’s
Crime as a public spectacle is decreasing while crime as private penitence increases
Amasa Walmsley
small towns now faced big city problems
1820’s prison systems
isolated incarceration aimed to produce guilt in convicts
eastern penetantiary model
23 hours of solitaity confinement
auburn model
meals/work together
vice districts
racial diversity, prostitution, homelessness, boarding houses, buffet flats
lower public drunkenness convictions
the privatization of urban life, and the increasingly working class nature of alcoholic behavior
disposition based theories
people’s psychology or personality determines behavior
environment based theories
the conditions in which people live determine their behavior
vagrancy
someone without a job could get arrested, used to arrest anyone for any reason
1830’s- 1870’s vs 1850’s
police forces relied on residents to identify people vs police forces introduced detective work
legal definition of crime
crime is the intentional act in violation of criminal law without a good reason