Social Control

Mala Prohibita

Acts that are viewed as criminal behavior because the law says so not because theyre actually immoral or wrong

Mala In Se

Acts that are viewed as criminal because they are wrong, immoral, or evil in themselves

Social Control

The ability of society and its institutions to control, manage, restrain, or direct human behavior

Formal Social Control

Applied by authorized body such as the court system

Informal Social Control

Not use of the system but use of authorized sanctions such as people

Dark Figure Of Crime

The range of crimes that are committed in society but are undiscovered, unreported, and unrecorded

Goals Of The Criminal Justice System

Retribution, Incapacitation, Deterrence, and Rehabilitation

Retribution

Giving offenders their “ just deserts “ and expressing societys disapproval of criminal behavior

Incapacitation

Separating offenders from the community to reduce the opportunity for further crime while they are incarcerated

Deterrence

Demonstrating the certainly and severity of punishment of discourage further crime by the offender and by others

Rehabilitation

Providing psychological or educational assistance or job training to offenders to make them less likely to engage in future criminality