i really enjoyed this video. i liked how he mentioned, "random acts of crime" he says crimes are random, whether its rape,murder,burglary, etc. crimes are random and we always wonder if itll happen to us? you hear on the local news that the crimes is going down or they are going up but all you ever hear about is reported crimes or whatever the media or social networks are talking about. imagine how many crimes go on hour after hour day after day that are reported. who knows we could be the next victim of a random crime. he makes very logical points in this video about what is the justice system and what it involves and how we see it. i really liked when he said as society changes are perspective of crimes changes as well.it produces fear in us as human beings and if were safe? which leaves the question of is our society safe?
I also agree with you about how he brings in the fact that all crimes are random and it could happen to anyone. Also that he points out what the justice system is and giving all the points for those. I like how he also adds the four approaches and all of which are used; the formal approach, the social harm approach, the human rights approach, and the universal norms approach. I also like the fact how he keeps making it evident that the society is not completely safe and a crime could happen to anyone as well. Conservation123
i do agree with the man in the video on how society changes and yes it does change because perception is constantly changing on what considered crime and what isn't. the "random acts of crime" is a very true statement made by the professor in the video because it can and will happen at any moment in time. i have seen what media is putting out to the public to see and yes i agree that the media only like report the spikes in crime that was shown on the chart in the video because it is true that the media only does that. yet it really does come down to the question of are we safe from crime every night? and what if?... what if it really does happen us. Wrestler123
This video is very informativ. I understand that there are alot acts of random crime, I appreciated the fact he explained the different types of harm and how the media interprets it in everyday life. he was right that crime is everyhwere and that it can happen to us or anybody around. its scary to think that humans and society changes, so does crime, which leaves us shaking in our boots :), or just wondering will we have to take matters into our own hands more than what weve been doing. Hoopz123
I liked how he brought up the fact the as society changes are definition of what is criminal and what is not changes as well. Which shows that are society isn't perfect and we are still working on all the flaws to make it better. I like how he also tells the class that the media can represent any numbers they want to there followers to show what crimes rates look like and that they only show what they want the reader to see. Also that he points out that the location and welfare of where and how a person lives can change the outlook in life in that person making crime rates much different in that area. I also like how he talks about a direct correlation between education and criminal activity. Also how we should make education more accessible and build more schools and less prisons. Conservation123
I also liked that he mentioned that society is ever changing and because of that what we consider a crime is also. I agree that if a person is educated, they are less likely to commit crimes. This is not always true though. There are a lot of people with educations that also commit crimes and there are people without educations that will go there entire lives without committing a crime. While statistically speaking yes education lowers crime rate, we can not rely to heavily on giving people an education as a way to stop crime. vhammer123
I also found it to be interesting how he mentioned that “society determines what is criminal”. I’ve never really thought that deeply into it but it is most certainly true. As society changes, so does the definition of crime. A prime example of this, while it is only a petty offense, is the change in the speed limit. Six months ago, driving 70mph on a rural Illinois interstate highway would have been a crime. Now because society moves at a faster pace, people want the speed limit to be faster so therefor it has been changed.
I agree how media can manipulate anything they want their viewers to see. As crime rate is a thing they always say is rising but in actuality it is decreasing. I think how society determines what is criminal is dumb and how laws changed from state to state. And rules are changing as society changes. HRT123
I agree with the fact that media can manipulate crime, and how it is decreasing instead of increasing which they want us to believe. I feel a little bit differently about laws changing from state to state though. Sometimes different places have societal differences and where something in one place is considered criminal, in another place it can be an accepted practice. Different places brings different people hence different laws. There are huge differences between the things we do here in illinois from the things people do in the backwoods of alaska. Maybe laws should be different in different places depending on how we live our lives.USA123
I agree with ISP123 with how some things that were considered a crime back then, is not necessarily charged the same way now. However some things that aren't considered a serious crime now, you still pay the price in fines. For example, I just got a $140 speeding ticket, even though it wasn't a high profile crime, I am for sure not going to be speeding since I wouldn't be able to afford car insurance with another ticket on my record. BadWolf123
I agree with what he has to say in this video. I think he hit a lot of points from our text. In the beginning, although he never used this term, he was basically describing the consensus model in that the society as a whole agrees that there should be social norms and values and that people that ignore these should be punished. He then mentions that when we try just using this model things get complicated. There are disagreements as to what is considered breaches of what is socially acceptable. He then indirectly talks about the other model from the book the conflict model. As he says there are political choices that have to be made. The conflict model says that those with higher political power have greater influence on what we deem wrong and therefore can impose their will on us. He talks about all of this and says that we must draw upon and use all of the approaches that we have to determine what is going to be a crime. This is just a small part of what he said, and I agree with it all, but this is the part that stuck out to me because to me, this is the beginning of the criminal justice system. vhammer123
Can you imagine what our forefathers would think of our criminal justice system today compared to what they wrote in the Constitution? How many new laws and scenarios have occured since then? Society changes. Criminal acts change. Laws change. StartingOver123
i really like this video. the speaker does make good points in the video and i do agree about how society constantly changing and its very true in saying that. society is evolving and adapting on the crime rate and its perception on what is criminal and what is not. the speaker is right on how rape and murder are classified as "random acts of crime" because they are. no one truly knows when an individual will go out and murder an innocent victim or when a individual will go and rape another because IT IS RANDOM!!! not to say a crime can be prevented but there are some that may not be in the control of the law but in the hands of the potential wrong doer.
I think this was a great video. i like how they say that crime is random no matter what type it is. i believe that the majority of crime is random and the people who have seen it hsppen or dealt with it might agree. that being said i also still thing there is alot of organized and planned out crimes as well. and i believe that falls under how people see diffrent types of crime and how society thinks that its changing..Caisson123
The one part of this video that especially struck me was the part where he discussed the media and random crime. For quite some time now I have felt that the media plays a large role in skewing the facts to most of society. A prime example of this is the fact that crime has been on a downward trend for years now but if you were to ask most people if they thought crime was getting worse or if it was getting better, they would most often reply that it is getting worse. Recently, random and public shootings have been gracing the news on a regular basis. This leads society to believe that more and more shootings are happening as the years progress but in reality, there aren’t more shootings. The media just jumps all over it any time another shooting happens. It is being reported on the news more often which leads society to believe the problem is getting worse. I also think this has a negative effect because it produces copycat crimes.
I agree. The media does skew facts in order to get the attention of viewers, regardless of what has actually happened. No matter what the story, it will always have some sort of bias due to the different backgrounds and perspective of the journalists and reporters. rogir123
Very informative about the degrees of crime and punishment. When you think of murder it seems like it would be a cut and dry case, but you have to consider whether or not it was a self defense case, a premeditated case, random insanity case. All of these things are supportive in the decision of what the punishment should be. Also the video touched on the concept of types of crime such as emotionally harmful vs physically harmful. Both are crimes, but the circumstances of the crime have to be investigated and brought forth by lawyers. This is where the media plays a significant role in most major court cases. Unless you personally see the crime and all of the evidence without prejudice from lawyers and media, you cannot make an informed decision at to what happened or what the punishment should be. Its easy to sit on your couch and say yes that seems like what happened they should get the death penalty. Change the channel from MSNBC to CNN to FoxNews and you will get 3 very different reports telling you what they want you to hear. Make informed decisions. StartingOver123
I totally agree on your statement from beginning to end, a crime is a crime as a lie is a lie and the media will always be there to stir the pot and to provide confusion where the wish and most people don't realize this, and like you stated; they're unable to make an informed decision on what happened or what the punishment. BarneyFife123
Its true that the media is always around and they will always get the information somehow, sometimes if the media doesnt quite get whats going on they will either make something up or either try and use somebody elses words. They do alot of misleading. Hoopz123
I like how in the beginning he discusses the role of the criminal justice system, its complexities, and differences in harm. I also enjoyed the four approaches to defining crime. He also makes a great point on how society changes so does the laws and the media playing a big role in street crime, in which I would have to agree. Take mass murders for example, the Aurora, Colorado shooting; the shooter was a “nobody” and was only looking to make a name for himself. He kills 12 and injures 70 and now everyone knows his name, why? The media thrives off of incidents like these and the criminals are smart enough to play along and obtain their fame. I also like his input on crime numbers going down and once again the media portrays it as increasing. BarneyFife123
I agree with you, the media is giving these people exactly what they want, to be known. The media only shows us the bad things because thats what gets the peoples attention. dabster123
Yes. While the media is informing us about shootings that end in tragedy they fail to mention incidents such as the off duty officer in Texas that heard shooting next door i believe in a movie theatre. She was able to stop the shooter because she was armed. The media failed to report this because it would have presented a positive position towards owning firearms, not the popular opinion at the time. CHECK123
At the beginning of this video he started off by stating the difference in harm, such as social, physical, reputation, emotional, material harms. Crimes are defined within the norms of society. Like in different states they have different laws to go by. In one state you can carry a gun as long as you have a concealed carry license. Other states you will get thrown in jail if you are caught carrying a gun. Some states like Colorado and Washington allow you to have marijuana on you and you would not go to jail. I think its bad how the states differ from their laws. Matters such as murder and gang crimes are deemed illegal just because it is immoral. Everything in the criminal justice such as laws are based off of the morals of society and the 5 harms that can be caused on a day to day basis. HRT123
I agree with you on how the different states have different rules. I don't think that rules should differ in such ways. Just because the crime is immoral doesn't mean that you shouldn't or should be able to do it in a different state. Also everything is based off the morals of society and the 5 harms that can happen on day to day basis. SECRET'A'123
One thing that I found interesting about the video is the part where he said we live in a community where the government makes rules that we basically have to follow. When these rules are broken it states that you have committed some type of crime so now there are consequences. The social media was another detailed part about today's society. The media has changed the outlook on so many things. For instance it said it's different kinds of criminals. Are people that go to war and kill, or even people that give the death non criminals? The way that society is set up, it makes those people seem like their doing the right thing. The last thing I liked about the video is when he said more education equals less crime. The more educated a person is, the less chance that he/she will commit a crime. So instead of building more prisons, build more schools. SECRET'A'123
The video was cool, he was informative about a lot of things. I did like how he talked about how society changes and the media on street crime. I feel like it's true now a days police are mostly dealing with deaths, domestic violence, tax fraud, and alcohol related incident etc. Also, how crime is random, innocent people getting killed. It makes people worry everyday about them selves thinking if they walk out the house today if there going to get hurt or not. Now a days with the society were living in everybody could get hurt at anytime and that's just sad. I also found interesting how he talked about society economic conditions. Some people grew up around the things they see in they neighborhood and start doing some of the thing they see not saying that's a good thing but that's just how society is the crime rate have been decreasing but that doesn't mean people are still safe and that crime isn't being taking place. T123
What i really liked about this video is that he explains that there is alot of factors that go into the reasons why people commit crimes and there are also alot of factors we have to take into account of if they should be punished. Such as if someone commited a murder if it was self defense they should not be punished. Another thing i found interesting is that crime has decreased of time but the media doesnt say anything about it, but everytime there is a school shooting or some act of violence thats all we hear about for the next week or two. The last point i really liked about this video is that it is a fact the more educated a person is the less likely they are to commit a crime. So why are we not dumping money into the school systems. dabster123
This video was excellent. I felt the speaker really gave us information, facts rather than conclusions or opinions. He spoke thoroughly about the media and why the media chooses the stories they do and how they can misrepresent facts to make a story more interesting or important. One statement that I thought summed it up pretty well was,"How things are represented will influence how you feel." I felt I was being given a picture of reality, how we live in communities whether it be a neighborhood or the world it is a community. What is considered criminal is defined by these communities and is not always clear. Even murder he stated, although it is considered criminal reflexively, he was quick to point out that context and situation can change that view. I assume he continued to speak of self-defense, accidents, and war but the clip ended. CHECK123
the speaker did amazing job he broke it down and explained each group very well I agree ,i like the statement "how things are represented will influence how you feel". Nolove123
I agree that certain morals rule society. Laws vary from state to state and especially country to country. The morals of people raised in New York City largely differ than small town folk from the swamps of Mississippi. As most of us saw with Duck Dynasty, morals were challenged when a question about gay rights was asked. Because the man was raised in a Christian and family oriented home, his morals were extremely different than a more liberal person. I think the laws of a society are determined by what the majority of the population in an area deem to be moral and immoral. Human sacrifices, for example, are deemed unlawful behavior here in the United States, but in third world countries are still being practiced today. Another big part of the video that caught me was the media's role in influencing people and instilling fear. The amount of crimes reported definitely is a lower number than what actually happens and I never really thought about that. However, I have noticed that different news station portray the same stories in different light, and that is because they are using their own set of morals to explain it. rogir123
This person made a very good reference to Duck Dynasty, and I was actually thinking the same thing as I watch it right now. Phil doesn't even watch TV, therefore he doesn't have the filter in his thoughts the way he would if he actually gave a hoot about the media and its ways of monitoring the way it presents information. He didn't know any better, because in the bible being gay is wrong, so he was abiding by his rule book. Everything changes based on where you come from. kl857
This video can definitely open your eyes a little bit more about crime. I think the biggest takeaway i had from this video is that crime is more complex than what the average person thinks it is. Its not as cut and dry as we may believe. He brings up things about different crimes and how we see them as a criminal act no questions asked such as murder. Then he turns the tables and says what about during war. That to me is a game changer. Is killing someone always a crime? I believe that there are justified killings and it depends on the situation. So from a standpoint as an infantry marine overseas does killing a taliban militant constitute myself or my brothers as murderers? I dont believe so.He also talked about education vs crime. He says there is a direct correlation between the level of education you have and the likelihood of committing crime. I think its something that makes perfect sense but we overlook it. Maybe he is right and we should spend more money on building our schools and putting more programs into our education system instead of our prisons. The better we are at keeping people out of prisons and jails the better our society can be.USA123
I agree with what you have to say about military personnel not being considered murderers for having to kill at time of war. That is what they are trained to do. I also think what you said about keeping people out of prison would be better for society. But don't you think that criminals will learn something from going to prison? Fruitloop123
I absolutely believe that criminals will learn something from going to prison. I think that if the crime warrants prison or jail time then they should do that time and think about what they did every day for the duration of their sentence. All i was stating there is the correlation between education and crime. If we can educate more people or offer better forms of education for everyone MAYBE crime will go down and we can keep people out of prison. The way to keep people out of prison is simply to help prevent them from committing crimes and if education does that then we should work on that.USA123
What was weird but at the same time does not surprise me that other country just build and spend money. They could use the money for other things but they use it to try and keep people out of trouble. But its true police are dealing with more deaths , drugs and taxes more and more every day. They also don't report a lot of the crime ,so people may think they crime count is low but in reality the count is really high and out of control .When society changes so do many of the laws we have to. But in all the guy who was in the video know his stuff. It was a eye opener to me and in a lot of ways it was really helpful. he broke it down and talked about each point and talked in away that u could really understand. He did his thing . Nolove
What was weird but at the same time does not surprise me that other country just build and spend money. They could use the money for other things but they use it to try and keep people out of trouble. But its true police are dealing with more deaths , drugs and taxes more and more every day. They also don't report a lot of the crime ,so people may think they crime count is low but in reality the count is really high and out of control .When society changes so do many of the laws we have to. But in all the guy who was in the video know his stuff. It was a eye opener to me and in a lot of ways it was really helpful. he broke it down and talked about each point and talked in away that u could really understand. He did his thing . Nolove123
There is a terrible complexity in crime, the government, and what other cultures consider crime. What acts are considered crime in most countries is decided on society and the government. There are very few acts that are always considered a crime in all cultures, despite the situation. The media also plays a huge role in the way that society feels about crime. They manipulate the feelings of viewers and readers to try and inspire fear into them. They also often hold back information on crimes committed and the criminal justice system in order to get an interesting story, rather than to help Americans feel more confident as a society, and feel as if these crimes are being dealt with justly. The differences between cultures and the ways that the feel about crimes and how to prevent them differs greatly. For example, some countries put more money into school systems, rather than criminal justice systems such as prisons or courts. Being so that the lifestyles are so much different, this could do a lot of good for some cultures, but maybe not others. Para123
You make a good point, every country and culture has its own set of morals. As you said mentioned, there are few acts that are universally recognized as crimes by all countries. Murder, rape and theft are the big three that all countries recognize, outside of them its essentially up to the government. Each country is different and should handle how to deal with crime in their own way that matches the country, however as the teacher mentioned, there is a direct correlation to education and crime. More money should be spent on schools rather than prisons. BHS456
I, along with many others who have already commented on this video believe that he makes a very good point when he says that social media plays a very big role on the public's view on crimes being committed. We only see what they want us to see and hear what they want us to hear so how are we really supposed to know what is true and what isn't? Although even if we were to get the actual data on crime being committed that wouldn't be the actual number because there are some cases where the criminals aren't caught. The people committing the crime just gets away with what they are doing. So either way the public can't be too sure on exactly how many crimes are being committed, but they shouldn't believe everything they hear from the media either. Fruitloop123
I pretty much agree with what others have already said the media plays a big role on how the public views things because they only show what they want and try to hide the rest by showing these huge stories of things that arent as important as bigger isuses as soon as something reaches a touchy subject or try to suger coat something countless crimes happen daily and arent brought to the light simply because as much as most of us hate to admit it race does become a factor with how they treat certain situations TeAma123
I agree with what you are saying media makes situations sound so much worse then what they really are.. and Race unfortunately will always be a factor and what color a person is shouldn't matter. if they did the crime they need to do the time simple as that! Scorpio123
This video gives you a real good idea of how the Criminal Justice System works. I do completely agree with what he is saying, media does portray things to be different then what they really are and how things are represented. He says crime has went down since the 90's police are having more issues with domestic, alcohol, and violations which sounds like it could be true. He states there are different types of harm such as physical which is prohibited and social harm that is an offense and instead of looking at the individual as a criminal look at his or her economically, are they financially stable or poor? Do they have an education? Ever been employed? Does he or she have potential? All those questions are not important in today's society to the media they just worry about making the individual as low as a person as they can. I really agree with building more school and not so many prisons but where would the funds come from most schools are shutting down because the state doesn't have money to pay the staff. I found this video very interesting and gave me a new prospective on the criminal justice system. Scorpio123
I found this video very interesting when he started to define all the types of harm and which acts to criminalize. This video made me realize when determining which acts to criminalize you had to include one’s morals. Then I decided to narrow it down to a more complex category; police morals. How do they determine which person to arrest? Do police determine by going by their own morals, or what a community considers “social norms”. This video also talked about how society is rapidly changing, not everyone is going to have the same morals or values as the next person. This made me think of another country’s culture. For example, eating beef in the United States is culturally normal compared to India. Cows are a sacred animal in India, therefore you’d be arrested or worse if caught eating beef. Or if you take things a step further, in the U.S. if you are caught doing drugs, you are more than likely to be fined and possibly serve jail time; the sentence depends on what type of drug it was. Whereas in India, if you’re caught doing drugs, you’d be serving the death penalty. BadWolf123
He does a really good job of explaining all of the complexities of what is deemed right by the government, or in the "norm," and what acts are prohibited by the government, or out of the "norm." Its true that you really have to draw on every single approach to make sure every act by the government is lawful. The media is definitely the go-to when we want to see what exactly interpreted as a crime and what isn't, even though it mainly consists of street crimes, which doesn't make it accurate. Media also tells you crime is going up, when in reality it is in fact going down. But, he makes a good point that whatever we see is what we interpret, and what we see in the media is very limited. His mention of education and crime being directly correlated makes a lot of sense, because the more educated a person is the less stupid they will be and obviously a smart person isn't going to feel an urge to go out and murder someone, and if they do they are smart enough not to act on their impulses. This man is an excellent teacher! kl857
The speaker does an excellent job of explaining criminal justice and the complexities there-in. Criminal acts aren't black and white, as the speaker claimed, there are so many factors to consider when looking into a crime. The perpetrators background, where did they grow up, what is their current situation, i.e. finances, gender, family and etc. So many factors go into determining why the crime was committed. I fully agree with the teacher on his stance of the correlation between crime and education. The Scandinavian countries have the right idea, build more schools, not prisons. The media inaccurately portrays crime, for the most part the media focuses on street crime as opposed to white collar crimes. The media doesn't help to show crime rates are going down, since it focuses on street crime, a lot of that will be broadcasted to the public creating the illusion there is more crime than there really is. BHS456
i really enjoyed this video. i liked how he mentioned, "random acts of crime" he says crimes are random, whether its rape,murder,burglary, etc. crimes are random and we always wonder if itll happen to us? you hear on the local news that the crimes is going down or they are going up but all you ever hear about is reported crimes or whatever the media or social networks are talking about. imagine how many crimes go on hour after hour day after day that are reported. who knows we could be the next victim of a random crime. he makes very logical points in this video about what is the justice system and what it involves and how we see it. i really liked when he said as society changes are perspective of crimes changes as well.it produces fear in us as human beings and if were safe? which leaves the question of is our society safe?
ReplyDeletesnakebite123
I also agree with you about how he brings in the fact that all crimes are random and it could happen to anyone. Also that he points out what the justice system is and giving all the points for those. I like how he also adds the four approaches and all of which are used; the formal approach, the social harm approach, the human rights approach, and the universal norms approach. I also like the fact how he keeps making it evident that the society is not completely safe and a crime could happen to anyone as well. Conservation123
Deletei do agree with the man in the video on how society changes and yes it does change because perception is constantly changing on what considered crime and what isn't. the "random acts of crime" is a very true statement made by the professor in the video because it can and will happen at any moment in time. i have seen what media is putting out to the public to see and yes i agree that the media only like report the spikes in crime that was shown on the chart in the video because it is true that the media only does that. yet it really does come down to the question of are we safe from crime every night? and what if?... what if it really does happen us.
DeleteWrestler123
This video is very informativ. I understand that there are alot acts of random crime, I appreciated the fact he explained the different types of harm and how the media interprets it in everyday life. he was right that crime is everyhwere and that it can happen to us or anybody around. its scary to think that humans and society changes, so does crime, which leaves us shaking in our boots :), or just wondering will we have to take matters into our own hands more than what weve been doing. Hoopz123
DeleteI liked how he brought up the fact the as society changes are definition of what is criminal and what is not changes as well. Which shows that are society isn't perfect and we are still working on all the flaws to make it better. I like how he also tells the class that the media can represent any numbers they want to there followers to show what crimes rates look like and that they only show what they want the reader to see. Also that he points out that the location and welfare of where and how a person lives can change the outlook in life in that person making crime rates much different in that area. I also like how he talks about a direct correlation between education and criminal activity. Also how we should make education more accessible and build more schools and less prisons. Conservation123
ReplyDeleteI also liked that he mentioned that society is ever changing and because of that what we consider a crime is also. I agree that if a person is educated, they are less likely to commit crimes. This is not always true though. There are a lot of people with educations that also commit crimes and there are people without educations that will go there entire lives without committing a crime. While statistically speaking yes education lowers crime rate, we can not rely to heavily on giving people an education as a way to stop crime.
Deletevhammer123
I also found it to be interesting how he mentioned that “society determines what is criminal”. I’ve never really thought that deeply into it but it is most certainly true. As society changes, so does the definition of crime. A prime example of this, while it is only a petty offense, is the change in the speed limit. Six months ago, driving 70mph on a rural Illinois interstate highway would have been a crime. Now because society moves at a faster pace, people want the speed limit to be faster so therefor it has been changed.
DeleteISP123
I agree how media can manipulate anything they want their viewers to see. As crime rate is a thing they always say is rising but in actuality it is decreasing. I think how society determines what is criminal is dumb and how laws changed from state to state. And rules are changing as society changes. HRT123
DeleteI agree with the fact that media can manipulate crime, and how it is decreasing instead of increasing which they want us to believe. I feel a little bit differently about laws changing from state to state though. Sometimes different places have societal differences and where something in one place is considered criminal, in another place it can be an accepted practice. Different places brings different people hence different laws. There are huge differences between the things we do here in illinois from the things people do in the backwoods of alaska. Maybe laws should be different in different places depending on how we live our lives.USA123
DeleteI agree with ISP123 with how some things that were considered a crime back then, is not necessarily charged the same way now. However some things that aren't considered a serious crime now, you still pay the price in fines. For example, I just got a $140 speeding ticket, even though it wasn't a high profile crime, I am for sure not going to be speeding since I wouldn't be able to afford car insurance with another ticket on my record. BadWolf123
DeleteI agree with what he has to say in this video. I think he hit a lot of points from our text. In the beginning, although he never used this term, he was basically describing the consensus model in that the society as a whole agrees that there should be social norms and values and that people that ignore these should be punished. He then mentions that when we try just using this model things get complicated. There are disagreements as to what is considered breaches of what is socially acceptable. He then indirectly talks about the other model from the book the conflict model. As he says there are political choices that have to be made. The conflict model says that those with higher political power have greater influence on what we deem wrong and therefore can impose their will on us. He talks about all of this and says that we must draw upon and use all of the approaches that we have to determine what is going to be a crime. This is just a small part of what he said, and I agree with it all, but this is the part that stuck out to me because to me, this is the beginning of the criminal justice system.
ReplyDeletevhammer123
Can you imagine what our forefathers would think of our criminal justice system today compared to what they wrote in the Constitution? How many new laws and scenarios have occured since then? Society changes. Criminal acts change. Laws change. StartingOver123
Deletei really like this video. the speaker does make good points in the video and i do agree about how society constantly changing and its very true in saying that. society is evolving and adapting on the crime rate and its perception on what is criminal and what is not. the speaker is right on how rape and murder are classified as "random acts of crime" because they are. no one truly knows when an individual will go out and murder an innocent victim or when a individual will go and rape another because IT IS RANDOM!!! not to say a crime can be prevented but there are some that may not be in the control of the law but in the hands of the potential wrong doer.
ReplyDeleteWrestler123
I think this was a great video. i like how they say that crime is random no matter what type it is. i believe that the majority of crime is random and the people who have seen it hsppen or dealt with it might agree. that being said i also still thing there is alot of organized and planned out crimes as well. and i believe that falls under how people see diffrent types of crime and how society thinks that its changing..Caisson123
ReplyDeleteThe one part of this video that especially struck me was the part where he discussed the media and random crime. For quite some time now I have felt that the media plays a large role in skewing the facts to most of society. A prime example of this is the fact that crime has been on a downward trend for years now but if you were to ask most people if they thought crime was getting worse or if it was getting better, they would most often reply that it is getting worse. Recently, random and public shootings have been gracing the news on a regular basis. This leads society to believe that more and more shootings are happening as the years progress but in reality, there aren’t more shootings. The media just jumps all over it any time another shooting happens. It is being reported on the news more often which leads society to believe the problem is getting worse. I also think this has a negative effect because it produces copycat crimes.
ReplyDeleteISP123
I agree. The media does skew facts in order to get the attention of viewers, regardless of what has actually happened. No matter what the story, it will always have some sort of bias due to the different backgrounds and perspective of the journalists and reporters.
Deleterogir123
Very informative about the degrees of crime and punishment. When you think of murder it seems like it would be a cut and dry case, but you have to consider whether or not it was a self defense case, a premeditated case, random insanity case. All of these things are supportive in the decision of what the punishment should be. Also the video touched on the concept of types of crime such as emotionally harmful vs physically harmful. Both are crimes, but the circumstances of the crime have to be investigated and brought forth by lawyers. This is where the media plays a significant role in most major court cases. Unless you personally see the crime and all of the evidence without prejudice from lawyers and media, you cannot make an informed decision at to what happened or what the punishment should be. Its easy to sit on your couch and say yes that seems like what happened they should get the death penalty. Change the channel from MSNBC to CNN to FoxNews and you will get 3 very different reports telling you what they want you to hear. Make informed decisions. StartingOver123
ReplyDeleteI totally agree on your statement from beginning to end, a crime is a crime as a lie is a lie and the media will always be there to stir the pot and to provide confusion where the wish and most people don't realize this, and like you stated; they're unable to make an informed decision on what happened or what the punishment. BarneyFife123
DeleteIts true that the media is always around and they will always get the information somehow, sometimes if the media doesnt quite get whats going on they will either make something up or either try and use somebody elses words. They do alot of misleading. Hoopz123
DeleteI like how in the beginning he discusses the role of the criminal justice system, its complexities, and differences in harm. I also enjoyed the four approaches to defining crime. He also makes a great point on how society changes so does the laws and the media playing a big role in street crime, in which I would have to agree. Take mass murders for example, the Aurora, Colorado shooting; the shooter was a “nobody” and was only looking to make a name for himself. He kills 12 and injures 70 and now everyone knows his name, why? The media thrives off of incidents like these and the criminals are smart enough to play along and obtain their fame. I also like his input on crime numbers going down and once again the media portrays it as increasing. BarneyFife123
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, the media is giving these people exactly what they want, to be known. The media only shows us the bad things because thats what gets the peoples attention.
Deletedabster123
Yes. While the media is informing us about shootings that end in tragedy they fail to mention incidents such as the off duty officer in Texas that heard shooting next door i believe in a movie theatre. She was able to stop the shooter because she was armed. The media failed to report this because it would have presented a positive position towards owning firearms, not the popular opinion at the time. CHECK123
DeleteAt the beginning of this video he started off by stating the difference in harm, such as social, physical, reputation, emotional, material harms. Crimes are defined within the norms of society. Like in different states they have different laws to go by. In one state you can carry a gun as long as you have a concealed carry license. Other states you will get thrown in jail if you are caught carrying a gun. Some states like Colorado and Washington allow you to have marijuana on you and you would not go to jail. I think its bad how the states differ from their laws. Matters such as murder and gang crimes are deemed illegal just because it is immoral. Everything in the criminal justice such as laws are based off of the morals of society and the 5 harms that can be caused on a day to day basis. HRT123
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on how the different states have different rules. I don't think that rules should differ in such ways. Just because the crime is immoral doesn't mean that you shouldn't or should be able to do it in a different state. Also everything is based off the morals of society and the 5 harms that can happen on day to day basis. SECRET'A'123
DeleteOne thing that I found interesting about the video is the part where he said we live in a community where the government makes rules that we basically have to follow. When these rules are broken it states that you have committed some type of crime so now there are consequences. The social media was another detailed part about today's society. The media has changed the outlook on so many things. For instance it said it's different kinds of criminals. Are people that go to war and kill, or even people that give the death non criminals? The way that society is set up, it makes those people seem like their doing the right thing. The last thing I liked about the video is when he said more education equals less crime. The more educated a person is, the less chance that he/she will commit a crime. So instead of building more prisons, build more schools.
ReplyDeleteSECRET'A'123
The video was cool, he was informative about a lot of things. I did like how he talked about how society changes and the media on street crime. I feel like it's true now a days police are mostly dealing with deaths, domestic violence, tax fraud, and alcohol related incident etc. Also, how crime is random, innocent people getting killed. It makes people worry everyday about them selves thinking if they walk out the house today if there going to get hurt or not. Now a days with the society were living in everybody could get hurt at anytime and that's just sad. I also found interesting how he talked about society economic conditions. Some people grew up around the things they see in they neighborhood and start doing some of the thing they see not saying that's a good thing but that's just how society is the crime rate have been decreasing but that doesn't mean people are still safe and that crime isn't being taking place. T123
ReplyDeleteWhat i really liked about this video is that he explains that there is alot of factors that go into the reasons why people commit crimes and there are also alot of factors we have to take into account of if they should be punished. Such as if someone commited a murder if it was self defense they should not be punished. Another thing i found interesting is that crime has decreased of time but the media doesnt say anything about it, but everytime there is a school shooting or some act of violence thats all we hear about for the next week or two. The last point i really liked about this video is that it is a fact the more educated a person is the less likely they are to commit a crime. So why are we not dumping money into the school systems.
ReplyDeletedabster123
This video was excellent. I felt the speaker really gave us information, facts rather than conclusions or opinions. He spoke thoroughly about the media and why the media chooses the stories they do and how they can misrepresent facts to make a story more interesting or important. One statement that I thought summed it up pretty well was,"How things are represented will influence how you feel." I felt I was being given a picture of reality, how we live in communities whether it be a neighborhood or the world it is a community. What is considered criminal is defined by these communities and is not always clear. Even murder he stated, although it is considered criminal reflexively, he was quick to point out that context and situation can change that view. I assume he continued to speak of self-defense, accidents, and war but the clip ended. CHECK123
ReplyDeletethe speaker did amazing job he broke it down and explained each group very well I agree ,i like the statement "how things are represented will influence how you feel".
DeleteNolove123
I agree that certain morals rule society. Laws vary from state to state and especially country to country. The morals of people raised in New York City largely differ than small town folk from the swamps of Mississippi. As most of us saw with Duck Dynasty, morals were challenged when a question about gay rights was asked. Because the man was raised in a Christian and family oriented home, his morals were extremely different than a more liberal person. I think the laws of a society are determined by what the majority of the population in an area deem to be moral and immoral. Human sacrifices, for example, are deemed unlawful behavior here in the United States, but in third world countries are still being practiced today.
ReplyDeleteAnother big part of the video that caught me was the media's role in influencing people and instilling fear. The amount of crimes reported definitely is a lower number than what actually happens and I never really thought about that. However, I have noticed that different news station portray the same stories in different light, and that is because they are using their own set of morals to explain it.
rogir123
This person made a very good reference to Duck Dynasty, and I was actually thinking the same thing as I watch it right now. Phil doesn't even watch TV, therefore he doesn't have the filter in his thoughts the way he would if he actually gave a hoot about the media and its ways of monitoring the way it presents information. He didn't know any better, because in the bible being gay is wrong, so he was abiding by his rule book. Everything changes based on where you come from.
Deletekl857
This video can definitely open your eyes a little bit more about crime. I think the biggest takeaway i had from this video is that crime is more complex than what the average person thinks it is. Its not as cut and dry as we may believe. He brings up things about different crimes and how we see them as a criminal act no questions asked such as murder. Then he turns the tables and says what about during war. That to me is a game changer. Is killing someone always a crime? I believe that there are justified killings and it depends on the situation. So from a standpoint as an infantry marine overseas does killing a taliban militant constitute myself or my brothers as murderers? I dont believe so.He also talked about education vs crime. He says there is a direct correlation between the level of education you have and the likelihood of committing crime. I think its something that makes perfect sense but we overlook it. Maybe he is right and we should spend more money on building our schools and putting more programs into our education system instead of our prisons. The better we are at keeping people out of prisons and jails the better our society can be.USA123
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you have to say about military personnel not being considered murderers for having to kill at time of war. That is what they are trained to do. I also think what you said about keeping people out of prison would be better for society. But don't you think that criminals will learn something from going to prison?
DeleteFruitloop123
I absolutely believe that criminals will learn something from going to prison. I think that if the crime warrants prison or jail time then they should do that time and think about what they did every day for the duration of their sentence. All i was stating there is the correlation between education and crime. If we can educate more people or offer better forms of education for everyone MAYBE crime will go down and we can keep people out of prison. The way to keep people out of prison is simply to help prevent them from committing crimes and if education does that then we should work on that.USA123
DeleteWhat was weird but at the same time does not surprise me that other country just build and spend money. They could use the money for other things but they use it to try and keep people out of trouble. But its true police are dealing with more deaths , drugs and taxes more and more every day. They also don't report a lot of the crime ,so people may think they crime count is low but in reality the count is really high and out of control .When society changes so do many of the laws we have to. But in all the guy who was in the video know his stuff. It was a eye opener to me and in a lot of ways it was really helpful. he broke it down and talked about each point and talked in away that u could really understand. He did his thing .
ReplyDeleteNolove
What was weird but at the same time does not surprise me that other country just build and spend money. They could use the money for other things but they use it to try and keep people out of trouble. But its true police are dealing with more deaths , drugs and taxes more and more every day. They also don't report a lot of the crime ,so people may think they crime count is low but in reality the count is really high and out of control .When society changes so do many of the laws we have to. But in all the guy who was in the video know his stuff. It was a eye opener to me and in a lot of ways it was really helpful. he broke it down and talked about each point and talked in away that u could really understand. He did his thing .
ReplyDeleteNolove123
There is a terrible complexity in crime, the government, and what other cultures consider crime. What acts are considered crime in most countries is decided on society and the government. There are very few acts that are always considered a crime in all cultures, despite the situation. The media also plays a huge role in the way that society feels about crime. They manipulate the feelings of viewers and readers to try and inspire fear into them. They also often hold back information on crimes committed and the criminal justice system in order to get an interesting story, rather than to help Americans feel more confident as a society, and feel as if these crimes are being dealt with justly. The differences between cultures and the ways that the feel about crimes and how to prevent them differs greatly. For example, some countries put more money into school systems, rather than criminal justice systems such as prisons or courts. Being so that the lifestyles are so much different, this could do a lot of good for some cultures, but maybe not others. Para123
ReplyDeleteYou make a good point, every country and culture has its own set of morals. As you said mentioned, there are few acts that are universally recognized as crimes by all countries. Murder, rape and theft are the big three that all countries recognize, outside of them its essentially up to the government. Each country is different and should handle how to deal with crime in their own way that matches the country, however as the teacher mentioned, there is a direct correlation to education and crime. More money should be spent on schools rather than prisons. BHS456
DeleteI, along with many others who have already commented on this video believe that he makes a very good point when he says that social media plays a very big role on the public's view on crimes being committed. We only see what they want us to see and hear what they want us to hear so how are we really supposed to know what is true and what isn't? Although even if we were to get the actual data on crime being committed that wouldn't be the actual number because there are some cases where the criminals aren't caught. The people committing the crime just gets away with what they are doing. So either way the public can't be too sure on exactly how many crimes are being committed, but they shouldn't believe everything they hear from the media either. Fruitloop123
ReplyDeleteI pretty much agree with what others have already said the media plays a big role on how the public views things because they only show what they want and try to hide the rest by showing these huge stories of things that arent as important as bigger isuses as soon as something reaches a touchy subject or try to suger coat something countless crimes happen daily and arent brought to the light simply because as much as most of us hate to admit it race does become a factor with how they treat certain situations
ReplyDeleteTeAma123
I agree with what you are saying media makes situations sound so much worse then what they really are.. and Race unfortunately will always be a factor and what color a person is shouldn't matter. if they did the crime they need to do the time simple as that! Scorpio123
DeleteThis video gives you a real good idea of how the Criminal Justice System works. I do completely agree with what he is saying, media does portray things to be different then what they really are and how things are represented. He says crime has went down since the 90's police are having more issues with domestic, alcohol, and violations which sounds like it could be true. He states there are different types of harm such as physical which is prohibited and social harm that is an offense and instead of looking at the individual as a criminal look at his or her economically, are they financially stable or poor? Do they have an education? Ever been employed? Does he or she have potential? All those questions are not important in today's society to the media they just worry about making the individual as low as a person as they can. I really agree with building more school and not so many prisons but where would the funds come from most schools are shutting down because the state doesn't have money to pay the staff. I found this video very interesting and gave me a new prospective on the criminal justice system. Scorpio123
ReplyDeleteI found this video very interesting when he started to define all the types of harm and which acts to criminalize. This video made me realize when determining which acts to criminalize you had to include one’s morals. Then I decided to narrow it down to a more complex category; police morals. How do they determine which person to arrest? Do police determine by going by their own morals, or what a community considers “social norms”. This video also talked about how society is rapidly changing, not everyone is going to have the same morals or values as the next person. This made me think of another country’s culture. For example, eating beef in the United States is culturally normal compared to India. Cows are a sacred animal in India, therefore you’d be arrested or worse if caught eating beef. Or if you take things a step further, in the U.S. if you are caught doing drugs, you are more than likely to be fined and possibly serve jail time; the sentence depends on what type of drug it was. Whereas in India, if you’re caught doing drugs, you’d be serving the death penalty. BadWolf123
ReplyDeleteHe does a really good job of explaining all of the complexities of what is deemed right by the government, or in the "norm," and what acts are prohibited by the government, or out of the "norm." Its true that you really have to draw on every single approach to make sure every act by the government is lawful. The media is definitely the go-to when we want to see what exactly interpreted as a crime and what isn't, even though it mainly consists of street crimes, which doesn't make it accurate. Media also tells you crime is going up, when in reality it is in fact going down. But, he makes a good point that whatever we see is what we interpret, and what we see in the media is very limited. His mention of education and crime being directly correlated makes a lot of sense, because the more educated a person is the less stupid they will be and obviously a smart person isn't going to feel an urge to go out and murder someone, and if they do they are smart enough not to act on their impulses. This man is an excellent teacher!
ReplyDeletekl857
The speaker does an excellent job of explaining criminal justice and the complexities there-in. Criminal acts aren't black and white, as the speaker claimed, there are so many factors to consider when looking into a crime. The perpetrators background, where did they grow up, what is their current situation, i.e. finances, gender, family and etc. So many factors go into determining why the crime was committed. I fully agree with the teacher on his stance of the correlation between crime and education. The Scandinavian countries have the right idea, build more schools, not prisons. The media inaccurately portrays crime, for the most part the media focuses on street crime as opposed to white collar crimes. The media doesn't help to show crime rates are going down, since it focuses on street crime, a lot of that will be broadcasted to the public creating the illusion there is more crime than there really is. BHS456
ReplyDelete