ROLE AND PURPOSE OF THE LAW

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.

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.

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

→ panopticon prison design

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

Shared responsibilities Goals of the law → deterrence

law created to deter people from committing crime

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