To keep order between people and socially control them.
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What is social control?
How those with power control society through reward and punishment.
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Give an example of social control.
Not breaking the laws out of the fear of going to jail.
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What is a scenario that would not happen if people disagreed with a law.
The government would shut down.
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Where are laws made?
The Houses of Parliament.
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Why was Sarah's Law created?
There was social upheaval from the event which lead to there being a campaign for a sex offenders register.
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What is Judicial Precedent?
When there are no previous cases like the current one the law must be interpreted by the judge to decide the punishment for the case. This will then be used as a ground work for future cases that are similar.
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What is Statutory Interpretation?
How the judge interprets new laws made by parliament. When new laws are introduced the Judge will have to learn the law in depth in order to apply it to cases.
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Who came up with the criminal justice models?
Herbert.L.******
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What are the criminal justice models?
The Due Process Model and The Crime Control Model.
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What are the aims of the Due Process Model?
To respect the rights that are owed to the person. - Balance the power of the law and protects the individual person from it.
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What are the positives of the Due Process Model?
Must be proven guilty first, they are innocent until proven guilty, - Less likely to have miscarriages of justice.
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What are the negatives of the Due Process Model?
It is expensive. - It is a long process.
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What are the aims of the Crime Control Model?
Convicting the guilty without delay and at the same time to ensure efficiency. - Aims to reduce crime without taking in to account the accused individual's rights.
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What are the positives of the Crime Control Model?
It's cheap. - It is a fast process.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
What is social control?
Back
How those with power control society through reward and punishment.
Card 3
Front
Give an example of social control.
Back
Card 4
Front
What is a scenario that would not happen if people disagreed with a law.
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