I found this video interesting. It really takes a look at Criminal Justice in a Sociological way. He starts off by saying that the laws or rules that are made in a certain area are made for that area. I completely agree with it, because the laws in a third world country are going to be different than in the United States. The example I just used is obviously very wide scale, but on a smaller scale, Colorado has different laws than in Indiana, or Illinois. He also says that the rules usually protect you from emotional, physical, social, material, and reputational harm. I think that social harm and reputational harm are about the same thing. He say's that physical harm is prohibited. He also signals that trying to protect people from harm of the other categories is pretty hard. I agree because I mean it's hard to establish laws based on something that can't be seen. I mean you could hurt some emotionally but that is not something that can be proven. They could be faking it. If someone his dead, they are dead. So murder, is obviously a physical harm that can be punished for. There is so much information in this video, it is hard to not ramble on. Basically the video is saying that it is hard to define all crime and different societies have different rules. A society may also change in which, the laws may change.
I completely agree with the statement saying laws in a particular area were made for that area specifically. It really does say a lot as to why laws are different in different parts of the country. Another thing that stands out to me is the statement stating that laws change when a society changes. This, again, is a completely agreeable statement. modified345
This is a great video. What really caught my attention is how education and crime have a direct correlation. It all makes scene now about how the government is really trying to help people go to school. From kindergarten to 12th grade school is basically free. Then when you get to college we are offered financial aid and different grants. Also, a new thing that is being talked about is how Obama is trying to make community college free. It’s so people can have the opportunity to get a higher education and it will lower crime. As the instructor said in the video "the more educated people are the less likely they are to engage in crime". It’s a very good idea to build more schools instead of prisons. If we do so we may not need so many prisons because there will be less crime. The less crime there is the better the world will be.
I liked that you saw the direct correlation with crime and education. That caught my attention as well, I found it quite interesting how education plays a factor in crime. I agree with you when you mentioned building more schools could help lower crime rate. I feel the same way about that idea because it could be a possible solution that might actually be successful with crime rate. JoJo345
I agree that there is definitely a direct correlation between education and crime. School can be free but I believe that if you build more schools that doesn't particularly mean that people will take advantage of it even if it is for free. I do agree that we should not build anymore prisons. I feel as if the education cost should be lowered or it should be easier to get financial aid and loans. I also agree that the more educated a person is the less chance of committing a crime. HRH345
Being a psychology major, I loved this. I always try to think about how every law and rule can be perceived to each individual person, and often loopholes to the rules themselves. I find that if more people studied psychology as well as criminal justice, people would see more of the grey area to laws rather than the black and white. While murder is wrong, yes, there are other crimes to where the written law is unclear and could be spun around by someone with a quick tongue and sharp wit. This is why, and I know it is a horrid example, lawyers in shows or in high publicity cases can plea to the grey areas in people’s minds and be able to get off free every time. I am not saying that we need total black and white rules, as people from different backgrounds or beliefs might feel attacked or can find ways around these rules. I think we just need a greater understanding about the rules that we each must live by and educate those who commit crime better if the case may need.
Although I understand your position due to studies in psychology I feel that in addition to psychology a student interested in pursuing a career in criminal justice might also want to take a couple class in sociology. Sociology is the study of peoples behavior and how the society around them affects their decisions in everyday life. I'm sure in the criminal justice field these two fields of study prove to be most helpful. Farmer345
I really liked this video a lot. All the things the instructor discussed really helped me learn new information about this topic. I recently switched my major, so I am catching up on the background on criminal justice. I like that I got a better understanding of how he talks about all the differences in societies and how there is so many connections. For an example, the connection with building more schools and less prisons is a great idea. I have never thought about that being a solution to help slow crime rates. I find it interesting on how he talks about the topics on emotional, physical, social, material, and harm towards the connections with crime rules. I also found it interesting when he mentioned about how crimes are viewed with looking at the individual, family, and society but if you want to have a better achievement we need to have a reformative model. I agree with him because that goes back to the connection with crime and education. This video really helped me view criminal justice in a different perspective. JoJo345
I would like to start by saying welcome to the field of criminal justice! The points you enjoyed in this video do seem like the better parts of this course. While I do love finding out all I can in this, I do find that figures like this are a lot better than just pure definitions. The different view you pointed out, that is going to be the huge picture we all get to stick with the entire semester.
Indeed Buc345! Our findings and skill base sharpen and elevate on a daily basis. Their is so much to learn and discuss only so many levels it's hard to fall short. One word branches into several meanings with strategically prominent definition. Everyday there is a new teaching followed with open discussion. The picture surely does grow larger and larger more color, less black and white. Tricey345
Hearing this information about the media and the correlation between education and crime was all new to me. When he mentioned the statistics of reported crime, that really caught my attention. I also did not know societies were building more schools rather than prisons to reduce their crime rate. I feel this is a much more civilized approach than just making punishments harsher. Within our area and local schools, it is actually not too hard to work on an education than if you were to go somewhere else within the state. As societies continue to develop and advance, I feel like it may become harder to define crime and laws when more can be done incognito. It was also a surprise to me from hearing that growing up in a poor or small community might affect your outlook on crime. Hearing just this one lecture has got me more interested in pursuing a criminal justice career. Craft345
This video really opens my eyes to what the criminal justice system is actually about. The part that really interested me was when he was talking about all the factors that come into play that makes a person act the way they do. Ethnicity, family support, family background and gender really do play a part in the way someone behaves, if you think about it. Most people I know that get into trouble are people that have no parental structure in the place they reside. With that being said, they have never had someone to be there and tell them right from wrong. It impacts a person tremendously if they have support from another person about what to do with their life. Some don't want to listen to a lecture, others with take the lectures and become very successful in the things they want to achieve. So this video can really change the way you think about an act or a behavior one is displaying. modified345
This video is very educational and lets you see and think things with a different perspective. It really helped me understand the criteria of criminalization acts of the criminal justice system when he explained what each category was and gave a realistic example. He talked about what crimes we deem as criminal and what ones we do not. I agree when he said that education goes hand in hand with crimes. I believe it is an excellent idea to build more schools rather than building more prisons and jails. I agree that it would give kids and teens a better chance of going to school and getting an education. He taught me to just not look at a crime as a whole, but the person who committed a crime as an individual. As for instance, what kind of family he or she has, age, ethnicity, education, mental and physical health. I realized that the media only talks about random crimes and not things like how our market is dropping. The media is so quick to pick up on a crime and talk about it and I never realized how much they did so. The way the information was given, it made me realize much more what all I should considering during a crime. HRH345
I also agree, that all free Americans want to progress in life and wouldn’t want to be held back because of lack of education or finances. And for the inmates in jails and prisons who will get a second chance at life would rather do something great with their freedom and purpose on this planet to better human existence. Kids and teens have it the worst because they get told all their life that they can do and be anything they want, when in reality you will be in debt and go through all the problems that they forgot to mention to you even before your first day of work. BamBam345
I also agree that it is a great idea to build more schools than prisons. If education was more accessible to citizens then kids would not be on the street trying to survive. It also gave me a whole new perspective when looking at a criminals environment at home or work or his mental health. We need to help people have a better environment to grow up instead of one that drives them to be a criminal, This video helped me understand crime a lot more and gave me a whole new look at it. Tuck345
This video made me think. I never realized before that so much went in to factoring and figuring out what kind of punishments people were given, and especially that cultural differences were taken in to account. This video and the lecturer made some really good points especially with the chart showing the way crime was on the drop instead of the rise; but I liked how he pointed out the fact that these were "reported crime." The education thing when he stated more educated people were less likely to commit crime isn't really the case. I believe no matter what kind of background you come from and what situation you are going in to, you will do as you want and make that decision to become a criminal. Humanity is what it is. free thinker 345
It also helped me understand the criteria of a criminal act. I did notice that he said we should build more schools than prisons and I totally agree. But I think we need to get kids interested in learning new things. Like you said something about media an how focused they are on the negative because its good for them they should focus more on the good of people more I think. K9 345
I also thought it was interesting on how he was saying the crime was going down with "reported crimes". It's just makes you wonder how much crime isn't being reported. How many people are getting away with braking the laws and hurting others? It's very scary to think about.
When I heard the professor state that building more schools instead of prisons to make it easier to have people get educated, and in return drive the crime rate down, I thought it was a great idea, and actually think that is worth a try. However I do agree with "free thinker" when they say it doesn't matter about your education or your situation. White Collar crimes are committed every day by people who have an a education and are smart enough to commit a crime by tricking people into what ever scam they are running. Crime is committed by people who are educated and those who aren't. Alex345
This film was very interesting to me because it talked about some very important but general terms in my opinion. The first thing the instructor talked about were the different types of harm. They are physical, emotional, material, social, and reputation harm. The ones he focused on were physical and social mainly. These topics are important because everyone can be hurt in on way or another by these. Then he went an talked about what a offense was and how police deal with it between the same sex. What we think is immoral can be different by the place were we grow up and that I think is a very true thing. Then he talks about how a specific area may look at an individual a family and society different than one with different beliefs. That can be said with two small groups or two very large groups because they will not believe every thing to be right. They have different morals and belief system. K9 345
Starting with the complexity of the various forms of harm, this instructor takes us into how society influences the Criminal Justice System. How the conformity to these laws that have been made as a government are socially obligating us as a peoples to the preset consequences. He also mentions that the interpretation of what harm is and to what severity is qualified as harm hazes the meaning of crime. This part in particular impacted the way I viewed the rest of the video because of how truly undefined and broad the laws actually stretch. He continues on to say that these universally frowned upon crimes such as murder can still be argued whether they are justifiable or not in cases like war and the death penalty. Murdering someone to prove murdering is wrong is hypocritical and defeats the purpose of prisons and the rehabilitation process in my opinion. Lastly he goes on to say that with the way the wind blows society, laws and regulations follow and that media broadcasts misrepresented information like the likely hood of street crimes to influence its audience. Scooby345
I like the lecture in the video presented. I understand that we all have rules and consequences for breaking such rules. He discussed harm and the many different types of harming. I agree with him when he said "offense is also a complex category", because people of all ages get offended by younger people, smarter people, and different people, not so smart people, family members, friends, strangers, things they heard and more. With society changing, the rules change as well. But how soon after society changes does the rules change. Wouldn’t there always be an argument about it every time society changes. The media gives you the idea that something wrong is going on and makes anyone involved a bad guy without giving you the truth of everything that happened and why, but instead giving you what they think you should know. With the media, they help you get the feeling of fear from the random acts of violence, and that it could happen to you. BamBam345
Overall I thought that this video was very interesting and informative. Until now I didn't know that criminal justice could be broken down into so many sub bullet points. As the professor stated in the video that different crimes are different for different cultures I believe that this is true. For example for the religion of Islam if you kill yourself or an individual who committed a wrong doing according to that religion. Whereas is the United States if you kill someone that has done wrong you are just as guilty as they are in a court of law. Looking back on 9/11 the terrorists that hit the world trade center thought they were doing the right thing according to their religions that the practiced. People who do not practice Islam would never think that this would be "right" The professor also stated that crime was going down, but when it goes up by just a little the media jumps on that statistic and says that crime is on the rise. Although all crime that is committed may not be reported. He also states that the media on recorded crime such as murder, rape or rioting. This makes me wonder that if the media would fail to report a murder or rioting would people be less likely to commit these types of crimes since they will not make the national news for it? Alex345
I feel the same way i did not know criminal justice was broken down in so many points. in its true it really makes you think if the media would fail to report something like a murder or a rape would theses types of crimes stop. I guess we would just have to see in wait but lets just hope for the best BW345
I like how you brought up the real world example of Islam and murder. So often today I feel we think everyone agrees that murder in any sense of the word is wrong. But like you and the professor broke down so well is that it can be very different depending on the circumstance. Was what happened on 9/11 wrong? Yes, but understanding their religion and their beliefs can give us a better understanding of why they would think that was ok. Tae Kwon Do guy 345
This film is interesting in a lot of ways. This film talks about very important things that i did not know about, like emotional,material,social, but i feel like social is the biggest one today because everybody grows up n different environments, in see things different.in i thought it was interesting on how crime was goin down with reported crimes . if you set back and think about how many people is getting away with things because people are not reporting them,theses are somethings to think about. BW345
Starting with five categories of harm, the professor leads into how society also influences the criminal justice system. Laws made by the government are set up too where us the people determine the consequences. He stated in the video that we look at the victim to determine the sentence. He then goes on to how the media only focuses on random acts of violence to show us that this could happen to us. The law enforcement focuses on domestic violence, alcohol related crimes, violence of workplace and etc. In Scandinavian countries, Their criminal justice system believes that the more educated someone is the less likely they are to participate in criminal activities. They build more schools than prisons. I believe that we should inherit their criminal justice system on that note. If people were to be forced to get an education and go to school, they would not be on the streets or engaging in criminal activities. We can help them get another chance at a better life with this. Tuck345
I feel this lecture prompted me to have many different thoughts. How do we decide what is a crime and what is not, and what do we do about it. I completely agree with him that harm, offense, and immorality are the most important things to look at, but in their own are very complex. While he, it appeared focused on what category of harm does it fit into, I believe the more complex aspect is what is considered harm. Does something really scar you for life? People can experience the same thing and find different marks left behind in any category of harm. What might bruise someone might just sting a little for others. What leaves years of mental scars can just be shrugged off by some. So the question I pose is how many people must it harm to be considered harmful. A lot of the same things can be said for both of the other categories I believe. I have been in places where I found something someone said as very offensive when they didn't see it as offensive at all. And I also know that what I find as Immoral other people think it’s no big deal. So I think what is important like the teacher said at the end what must really happen is a mix of the three. When these are blended together a clearer picture can be seen. Tae Kwon Do Guy 345
I like it how you explained that especially the bruise and sting example. I too am in agreement with the professor that we should make laws based on a mixture of the three, because as you've clearly put it what affects one person one way affects another person a differently. Farmer345
I really appreciate this video because not only did we already read about 'What is a crime" in chapter one the professor really breaks down the concept of us being a community and the rules, norms, and duties we come up with to follow and if we break them it is consequences if they are broken, such as jail or prison and in some states the death penalties. He also breaks down Harm, Offence, and Immorality. WHOS MORELS? Four approaches to defining crimes 1. the formal approach. 2. The social harm approach 3. The universal norm approach and 4. The human right approach. The definition of what is crime and what is not changes around us all the time. Rebel345
I enjoyed watching this video. Having criminal justice as my major, I found it interesting just how big of a role the society plays in deciding in whats important and acceptable. I liked how the professor described each of the four approaches and some of the common issues with them. I think the one that stuck out to me was the one that dealt with wether or not something was morally right or wrong.The professors response to this was whose morals, meaning which persons or group of people morals are we going enforce as being correct in society. Among other things I really have a deeper understanding of what crime is and how its defined and affected by society. Farmer345
I completely agree. I found that his ways of giving examples for each approach were clearly stated and very informative. I also noticed his ways of distinguishing different morals between multiple societies to be a good example of how people might view crime differently from one another. Finally, I as well have a better understanding at what crime is and what defines it through different societal views. AUT345
This is a fantastic example at how simple yet complex the current criminal justice system really is. In the video, the professor mentions how the "bringing up" of an individual helps shape their views socially as well as morally. I also found it interesting how many different societies might view crime differently from what others might. He also goes on to talk about how education possesses a direct correlation to crime rates. All of these issues discussed throughout the video were very general in their explanations. It gives a simple and easy to understand example of these facts yet still conveys the message of their complexity as well. All in all, I thought the video was very informative and the Professor did a great job at conveying his message to his students. AUT345
Excellent lecture! Very in depth I never really grouped so many levels of harm or thought of it the way he broke it down. It was at my fingertips to where i could just grasp every thought or question. My intellectual level took me somewhere else i needed to hear this discussion. I agree that high crime rates are amongst those with lower education levels. Don't get me wrong higher educated people commit crimes also, not as much as uneducated. Crime rates over the years has climbed in some areas and dropped in others. Reported crimes are less because unreported crimes have risen. We look at things totally different when others gives us a explanation from their discretion. The incarceration numbers really need to decrease, its sad that the numbers have risen since 2010 and are actively on the rise. Are there second chance program that we are able to offer for petty offenses besides jail or prison time, to drop numbers down. Is their counseling or rehab that we can offer for parents especially those with multiple children. Because criminal acts can become a cycle from one generation to the next. So how can we help break the chain? Tricey345
I never knew this. Natural345
ReplyDeleteI found this video interesting. It really takes a look at Criminal Justice in a Sociological way. He starts off by saying that the laws or rules that are made in a certain area are made for that area. I completely agree with it, because the laws in a third world country are going to be different than in the United States. The example I just used is obviously very wide scale, but on a smaller scale, Colorado has different laws than in Indiana, or Illinois. He also says that the rules usually protect you from emotional, physical, social, material, and reputational harm. I think that social harm and reputational harm are about the same thing. He say's that physical harm is prohibited. He also signals that trying to protect people from harm of the other categories is pretty hard. I agree because I mean it's hard to establish laws based on something that can't be seen. I mean you could hurt some emotionally but that is not something that can be proven. They could be faking it. If someone his dead, they are dead. So murder, is obviously a physical harm that can be punished for. There is so much information in this video, it is hard to not ramble on. Basically the video is saying that it is hard to define all crime and different societies have different rules. A society may also change in which, the laws may change.
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I completely agree with the statement saying laws in a particular area were made for that area specifically. It really does say a lot as to why laws are different in different parts of the country. Another thing that stands out to me is the statement stating that laws change when a society changes. This, again, is a completely agreeable statement. modified345
DeleteThis is a great video. What really caught my attention is how education and crime have a direct correlation. It all makes scene now about how the government is really trying to help people go to school. From kindergarten to 12th grade school is basically free. Then when you get to college we are offered financial aid and different grants. Also, a new thing that is being talked about is how Obama is trying to make community college free. It’s so people can have the opportunity to get a higher education and it will lower crime. As the instructor said in the video "the more educated people are the less likely they are to engage in crime". It’s a very good idea to build more schools instead of prisons. If we do so we may not need so many prisons because there will be less crime. The less crime there is the better the world will be.
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I liked that you saw the direct correlation with crime and education. That caught my attention as well, I found it quite interesting how education plays a factor in crime. I agree with you when you mentioned building more schools could help lower crime rate. I feel the same way about that idea because it could be a possible solution that might actually be successful with crime rate.
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I agree that there is definitely a direct correlation between education and crime. School can be free but I believe that if you build more schools that doesn't particularly mean that people will take advantage of it even if it is for free. I do agree that we should not build anymore prisons. I feel as if the education cost should be lowered or it should be easier to get financial aid and loans. I also agree that the more educated a person is the less chance of committing a crime.
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Being a psychology major, I loved this. I always try to think about how every law and rule can be perceived to each individual person, and often loopholes to the rules themselves. I find that if more people studied psychology as well as criminal justice, people would see more of the grey area to laws rather than the black and white. While murder is wrong, yes, there are other crimes to where the written law is unclear and could be spun around by someone with a quick tongue and sharp wit. This is why, and I know it is a horrid example, lawyers in shows or in high publicity cases can plea to the grey areas in people’s minds and be able to get off free every time. I am not saying that we need total black and white rules, as people from different backgrounds or beliefs might feel attacked or can find ways around these rules. I think we just need a greater understanding about the rules that we each must live by and educate those who commit crime better if the case may need.
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Although I understand your position due to studies in psychology I feel that in addition to psychology a student interested in pursuing a career in criminal justice might also want to take a couple class in sociology. Sociology is the study of peoples behavior and how the society around them affects their decisions in everyday life. I'm sure in the criminal justice field these two fields of study prove to be most helpful. Farmer345
DeleteI really liked this video a lot. All the things the instructor discussed really helped me learn new information about this topic. I recently switched my major, so I am catching up on the background on criminal justice. I like that I got a better understanding of how he talks about all the differences in societies and how there is so many connections. For an example, the connection with building more schools and less prisons is a great idea. I have never thought about that being a solution to help slow crime rates. I find it interesting on how he talks about the topics on emotional, physical, social, material, and harm towards the connections with crime rules. I also found it interesting when he mentioned about how crimes are viewed with looking at the individual, family, and society but if you want to have a better achievement we need to have a reformative model. I agree with him because that goes back to the connection with crime and education. This video really helped me view criminal justice in a different perspective.
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I would like to start by saying welcome to the field of criminal justice! The points you enjoyed in this video do seem like the better parts of this course. While I do love finding out all I can in this, I do find that figures like this are a lot better than just pure definitions. The different view you pointed out, that is going to be the huge picture we all get to stick with the entire semester.
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Indeed Buc345! Our findings and skill base sharpen and elevate on a daily basis. Their is so much to learn and discuss only so many levels it's hard to fall short. One word branches into several meanings with strategically prominent definition. Everyday there is a new teaching followed with open discussion. The picture surely does grow larger and larger more color, less black and white. Tricey345
DeleteHearing this information about the media and the correlation between education and crime was all new to me. When he mentioned the statistics of reported crime, that really caught my attention. I also did not know societies were building more schools rather than prisons to reduce their crime rate. I feel this is a much more civilized approach than just making punishments harsher. Within our area and local schools, it is actually not too hard to work on an education than if you were to go somewhere else within the state. As societies continue to develop and advance, I feel like it may become harder to define crime and laws when more can be done incognito. It was also a surprise to me from hearing that growing up in a poor or small community might affect your outlook on crime. Hearing just this one lecture has got me more interested in pursuing a criminal justice career.
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This video really opens my eyes to what the criminal justice system is actually about. The part that really interested me was when he was talking about all the factors that come into play that makes a person act the way they do. Ethnicity, family support, family background and gender really do play a part in the way someone behaves, if you think about it. Most people I know that get into trouble are people that have no parental structure in the place they reside. With that being said, they have never had someone to be there and tell them right from wrong. It impacts a person tremendously if they have support from another person about what to do with their life. Some don't want to listen to a lecture, others with take the lectures and become very successful in the things they want to achieve. So this video can really change the way you think about an act or a behavior one is displaying. modified345
ReplyDeleteThis video is very educational and lets you see and think things with a different perspective. It really helped me understand the criteria of criminalization acts of the criminal justice system when he explained what each category was and gave a realistic example. He talked about what crimes we deem as criminal and what ones we do not. I agree when he said that education goes hand in hand with crimes. I believe it is an excellent idea to build more schools rather than building more prisons and jails. I agree that it would give kids and teens a better chance of going to school and getting an education. He taught me to just not look at a crime as a whole, but the person who committed a crime as an individual. As for instance, what kind of family he or she has, age, ethnicity, education, mental and physical health. I realized that the media only talks about random crimes and not things like how our market is dropping. The media is so quick to pick up on a crime and talk about it and I never realized how much they did so. The way the information was given, it made me realize much more what all I should considering during a crime.
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I also agree, that all free Americans want to progress in life and wouldn’t want to be held back because of lack of education or finances. And for the inmates in jails and prisons who will get a second chance at life would rather do something great with their freedom and purpose on this planet to better human existence. Kids and teens have it the worst because they get told all their life that they can do and be anything they want, when in reality you will be in debt and go through all the problems that they forgot to mention to you even before your first day of work. BamBam345
DeleteI also agree that it is a great idea to build more schools than prisons. If education was more accessible to citizens then kids would not be on the street trying to survive. It also gave me a whole new perspective when looking at a criminals environment at home or work or his mental health. We need to help people have a better environment to grow up instead of one that drives them to be a criminal, This video helped me understand crime a lot more and gave me a whole new look at it. Tuck345
DeleteThis video made me think. I never realized before that so much went in to factoring and figuring out what kind of punishments people were given, and especially that cultural differences were taken in to account. This video and the lecturer made some really good points especially with the chart showing the way crime was on the drop instead of the rise; but I liked how he pointed out the fact that these were "reported crime." The education thing when he stated more educated people were less likely to commit crime isn't really the case. I believe no matter what kind of background you come from and what situation you are going in to, you will do as you want and make that decision to become a criminal. Humanity is what it is. free thinker 345
ReplyDeleteIt also helped me understand the criteria of a criminal act. I did notice that he said we should build more schools than prisons and I totally agree. But I think we need to get kids interested in learning new things. Like you said something about media an how focused they are on the negative because its good for them they should focus more on the good of people more I think.
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I also thought it was interesting on how he was saying the crime was going down with "reported crimes". It's just makes you wonder how much crime isn't being reported. How many people are getting away with braking the laws and hurting others? It's very scary to think about.
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When I heard the professor state that building more schools instead of prisons to make it easier to have people get educated, and in return drive the crime rate down, I thought it was a great idea, and actually think that is worth a try. However I do agree with "free thinker" when they say it doesn't matter about your education or your situation. White Collar crimes are committed every day by people who have an a education and are smart enough to commit a crime by tricking people into what ever scam they are running. Crime is committed by people who are educated and those who aren't. Alex345
DeleteThis film was very interesting to me because it talked about some very important but general terms in my opinion. The first thing the instructor talked about were the different types of harm. They are physical, emotional, material, social, and reputation harm. The ones he focused on were physical and social mainly. These topics are important because everyone can be hurt in on way or another by these. Then he went an talked about what a offense was and how police deal with it between the same sex. What we think is immoral can be different by the place were we grow up and that I think is a very true thing. Then he talks about how a specific area may look at an individual a family and society different than one with different beliefs. That can be said with two small groups or two very large groups because they will not believe every thing to be right. They have different morals and belief system.
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Starting with the complexity of the various forms of harm, this instructor takes us into how society influences the Criminal Justice System. How the conformity to these laws that have been made as a government are socially obligating us as a peoples to the preset consequences. He also mentions that the interpretation of what harm is and to what severity is qualified as harm hazes the meaning of crime. This part in particular impacted the way I viewed the rest of the video because of how truly undefined and broad the laws actually stretch. He continues on to say that these universally frowned upon crimes such as murder can still be argued whether they are justifiable or not in cases like war and the death penalty. Murdering someone to prove murdering is wrong is hypocritical and defeats the purpose of prisons and the rehabilitation process in my opinion. Lastly he goes on to say that with the way the wind blows society, laws and regulations follow and that media broadcasts misrepresented information like the likely hood of street crimes to influence its audience. Scooby345
ReplyDeleteI like the lecture in the video presented. I understand that we all have rules and consequences for breaking such rules. He discussed harm and the many different types of harming. I agree with him when he said "offense is also a complex category", because people of all ages get offended by younger people, smarter people, and different people, not so smart people, family members, friends, strangers, things they heard and more. With society changing, the rules change as well. But how soon after society changes does the rules change. Wouldn’t there always be an argument about it every time society changes. The media gives you the idea that something wrong is going on and makes anyone involved a bad guy without giving you the truth of everything that happened and why, but instead giving you what they think you should know. With the media, they help you get the feeling of fear from the random acts of violence, and that it could happen to you. BamBam345
ReplyDeleteOverall I thought that this video was very interesting and informative. Until now I didn't know that criminal justice could be broken down into so many sub bullet points. As the professor stated in the video that different crimes are different for different cultures I believe that this is true. For example for the religion of Islam if you kill yourself or an individual who committed a wrong doing according to that religion. Whereas is the United States if you kill someone that has done wrong you are just as guilty as they are in a court of law. Looking back on 9/11 the terrorists that hit the world trade center thought they were doing the right thing according to their religions that the practiced. People who do not practice Islam would never think that this would be "right" The professor also stated that crime was going down, but when it goes up by just a little the media jumps on that statistic and says that crime is on the rise. Although all crime that is committed may not be reported. He also states that the media on recorded crime such as murder, rape or rioting. This makes me wonder that if the media would fail to report a murder or rioting would people be less likely to commit these types of crimes since they will not make the national news for it? Alex345
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way i did not know criminal justice was broken down in so many points. in its true it really makes you think if the media would fail to report something like a murder or a rape would theses types of crimes stop. I guess we would just have to see in wait but lets just hope for the best
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I like how you brought up the real world example of Islam and murder. So often today I feel we think everyone agrees that murder in any sense of the word is wrong. But like you and the professor broke down so well is that it can be very different depending on the circumstance. Was what happened on 9/11 wrong? Yes, but understanding their religion and their beliefs can give us a better understanding of why they would think that was ok. Tae Kwon Do guy 345
DeleteThis film is interesting in a lot of ways. This film talks about very important things that i did not know about, like emotional,material,social, but i feel like social is the biggest one today because everybody grows up n different environments, in see things different.in i thought it was interesting on how crime was goin down with reported crimes . if you set back and think about how many people is getting away with things because people are not reporting them,theses are somethings to think about.
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Starting with five categories of harm, the professor leads into how society also influences the criminal justice system. Laws made by the government are set up too where us the people determine the consequences. He stated in the video that we look at the victim to determine the sentence. He then goes on to how the media only focuses on random acts of violence to show us that this could happen to us. The law enforcement focuses on domestic violence, alcohol related crimes, violence of workplace and etc. In Scandinavian countries, Their criminal justice system believes that the more educated someone is the less likely they are to participate in criminal activities. They build more schools than prisons. I believe that we should inherit their criminal justice system on that note. If people were to be forced to get an education and go to school, they would not be on the streets or engaging in criminal activities. We can help them get another chance at a better life with this. Tuck345
ReplyDeleteI feel this lecture prompted me to have many different thoughts. How do we decide what is a crime and what is not, and what do we do about it. I completely agree with him that harm, offense, and immorality are the most important things to look at, but in their own are very complex. While he, it appeared focused on what category of harm does it fit into, I believe the more complex aspect is what is considered harm. Does something really scar you for life? People can experience the same thing and find different marks left behind in any category of harm. What might bruise someone might just sting a little for others. What leaves years of mental scars can just be shrugged off by some. So the question I pose is how many people must it harm to be considered harmful. A lot of the same things can be said for both of the other categories I believe. I have been in places where I found something someone said as very offensive when they didn't see it as offensive at all. And I also know that what I find as Immoral other people think it’s no big deal. So I think what is important like the teacher said at the end what must really happen is a mix of the three. When these are blended together a clearer picture can be seen. Tae Kwon Do Guy 345
ReplyDeleteI like it how you explained that especially the bruise and sting example. I too am in agreement with the professor that we should make laws based on a mixture of the three, because as you've clearly put it what affects one person one way affects another person a differently. Farmer345
DeleteI really appreciate this video because not only did we already read about 'What is a crime" in chapter one the professor really breaks down the concept of us being a community and the rules, norms, and duties we come up with to follow and if we break them it is consequences if they are broken, such as jail or prison and in some states the death penalties. He also breaks down Harm, Offence, and Immorality. WHOS MORELS? Four approaches to defining crimes 1. the formal approach. 2. The social harm approach 3. The universal norm approach and 4. The human right approach. The definition of what is crime and what is not changes around us all the time. Rebel345
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed watching this video. Having criminal justice as my major, I found it interesting just how big of a role the society plays in deciding in whats important and acceptable. I liked how the professor described each of the four approaches and some of the common issues with them. I think the one that stuck out to me was the one that dealt with wether or not something was morally right or wrong.The professors response to this was whose morals, meaning which persons or group of people morals are we going enforce as being correct in society. Among other things I really have a deeper understanding of what crime is and how its defined and affected by society. Farmer345
ReplyDeleteI completely agree. I found that his ways of giving examples for each approach were clearly stated and very informative. I also noticed his ways of distinguishing different morals between multiple societies to be a good example of how people might view crime differently from one another. Finally, I as well have a better understanding at what crime is and what defines it through different societal views. AUT345
DeleteThis is a fantastic example at how simple yet complex the current criminal justice system really is. In the video, the professor mentions how the "bringing up" of an individual helps shape their views socially as well as morally. I also found it interesting how many different societies might view crime differently from what others might. He also goes on to talk about how education possesses a direct correlation to crime rates. All of these issues discussed throughout the video were very general in their explanations. It gives a simple and easy to understand example of these facts yet still conveys the message of their complexity as well. All in all, I thought the video was very informative and the Professor did a great job at conveying his message to his students. AUT345
ReplyDeleteExcellent lecture! Very in depth I never really grouped so many levels of harm or thought of it the way he broke it down. It was at my fingertips to where i could just grasp every thought or question. My intellectual level took me somewhere else i needed to hear this discussion. I agree that high crime rates are amongst those with lower education levels. Don't get me wrong higher educated people commit crimes also, not as much as uneducated. Crime rates over the years has climbed in some areas and dropped in others. Reported crimes are less because unreported crimes have risen. We look at things totally different when others gives us a explanation from their discretion. The incarceration numbers really need to decrease, its sad that the numbers have risen since 2010 and are actively on the rise. Are there second chance program that we are able to offer for petty offenses besides jail or prison time, to drop numbers down. Is their counseling or rehab that we can offer for parents especially those with multiple children. Because criminal acts can become a cycle from one generation to the next. So how can we help break the chain? Tricey345
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