ROLE AND PURPOSE OF THE LAW

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Bill of rights

________: first 10 amendments to the US constitution substantive law= designates what conducts are criminal statutory law= written and enacted by the legislature.

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Jeremy Bentham

________ → rationality in the legal system opposed brutal methods of punishment → hedonistic calculus: weigh the costs and benefits in order to maximize pleasure and minimize pain → utilitarism= greatest good for greatest number.

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Jeremy Bentham → rationality in the legal system opposed brutal methods of punishment → hedonistic calculus

weigh the costs and benefits in order to maximize pleasure and minimize pain → utilitarism= greatest good for greatest number

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→ panopticon prison design

blueprint for current incarceration facilities Structure of central observation tower watching cells

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Shared responsibilities Goals of the law → deterrence

law created to deter people from committing crime

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Bill of rights

first 10 amendments to the US constitution substantive law = designates what conducts are criminal statutory law = written and enacted by the legislature

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