Module 1 Homework Assignment CRJ100: Introduction to Justice Administration Timothy Sox Brian Danigole May 29 2012 1. What is an institution of social control? Explain how criminal justice is an institution of social control. Institution of social control: an organization that persuades people through subtle and not-so-subtle means to abide by the dominant values of society. Criminal justice is part of the institution of social control, because they persuade you to follow social values.
Consensus Theory CRJU: 4300-992 Dr. David Montague June 18th, 2012 Introduction The consensus theory of criminal law states that society makes its own path and that path is an outcome of social needs and values. The consensus theory’s main purpose is to satisfy a majority at large. The consensus model depends on the idea that society is an integrated whole that seeks stability. There are some laws that represent consensus among people, such as [homicide].In a consensus model, law becomes more important as society becomes more impersonal, because the law is a formalized way of enforcing previously informal social norms. Consensus theory means any area dealing with a problem where several objects must be simplified to one.
M3. Explain why conformity and obedience are important in the public services, with reference to research studies. Conformity and obedience are forms of social influence which strongly affect our behaviour is social situations, from following fashions and unwritten social norms which organise our behaviour, to committing immoral acts because we are commanded to by someone who appears to be in a position of authority. This essay looks at the similarities and differences between the three, looking specifically at the factors that influence each two. Conformity within a group entails members changing their attitudes and beliefs in order to match those of others within the group.
It is often described as an attempt to give social order. It concentrates on problems that are socially constructed by society. In society the main sphere that provides us with social policy is the government. The government establishes rules and regulations to follow, they prohibit action and provide services to solve problems and they adjust policy as and when they need to. “Social policy refers to a set of ideas about what should be done in a particular sphere which is normally set down in writing and usually formally adopted by the relevant decision making body, these are government policies in the need of the population”.
Police force protects our rights as citizens, enforces the law, and it helps shape a society to make moral and ethical decisions. However, one may argue that the use of police force can be too extreme and that it strips citizens of their rights. This issue leads to an important question, should we expand or reduce the use of police force? According to a news article, “The police can be described as a constituted body of persons that are empowered by the state to enforce the law, limit civil disorder, and protect property” (news.linktv.org). Law enforcement constitutes the part of the policing activity itself.
They provide channels of communication between the government and the governed, making it convenient for both to represent their views and reach conclusions. They seek to represent inarticulate and deprived sections of the society, such as, Help the aged. Moreover, Protective droups, which seek to protect their members as a section of the society, are usually internally democratic, in that memebers elect leaders. Trade Unions especially are representative of
Since OCS relies largely on criminal law while criminal law is socially constructed by social norms from different actors, OCS is regarded as social construct. Actors involved As mentioned before, OCS is considered as “social construct” and we are going to examine what actors involved in the procedure of OCS and how they make influences. Media Media is an influential social organization and is interdependent with other institutions including pressure groups, political parties, police…etc. Moreover, media tends to report some high profile cases. An incident reported by media must have a certain degree of enlargement and exaggeration.
Law differentiates from other forms of social control through many ways. The definition to social control is the rules, habits, and customs by which a society tries to maintain order. A law, by definition, is law is a system of rules usually enforced through a set of organization. There are two major sections that separate the types of social control, formal social control and informal social control. Formal control is included in laws and codes that the town or county follows.
One can distinguish between the effect of the Act in the courts, its effect on Parliament, its effect on public authorities, and its effect on people and groups in society. These are related but distinct areas. All are important, having regard to three factors. First, the Government intended the Act to do more than provide legal remedies for violations of Convention rights. It hoped that the Act would introduce a culture of human rights in the public service, as the rights were ‘mainstreamed’ and became an intrinsic part of decision-making and planning in all parts of the public sector.
Common sense views tend to reflect social traditions and conventions and therefore tend to reinforce the status quo and resist social change. Conflict approaches in sociology raise serious questions about the status quo and call for social change. 3. Common sense views tend to be historically and culturally specific and are often based on stereotypical images. Interactionist / social action theories recognize that social life is socially constructed and relative to time and place.