Understanding Crime in a Globalized World: A Focus on Mobility and the City, Monografías, Ensayos de Derecho Penal Avanzado

¡Descarga Understanding Crime in a Globalized World: A Focus on Mobility and the City y más Monografías, Ensayos en PDF de Derecho Penal Avanzado solo en Docsity! GLOBAL CRIMES Book: Urban criminology Autore: Rowland Atkinson – Gareth Milington Chapter: 2 4 5 6 Examen: 6th december Middle examen: 3rd noviembre + oral examen when we finish the course Summary: 1500 words summary of the lectures, easy explain for additional point (max 1 point) CLASS 1 Objective: implications og globalization for studying crime and social control Two main topics: 1. Mobility 2. The city Basic concepts 1. Globalization 2. Crime, Harm 3. Social control What is crime: - violation of criminal law, it’s a behaviour that goes against social rules and the fundamental rights - social construction by the state CRIME - a violation of the law which can be subject to prosecution and punishment - which harmful acts are defined as criminal, and the nature of their sanctions, is to some extent culturally and historically relative - acts become defined as criminal through a social process of criminalization - who makes the law? - how is it the law enforced? What makes something a crime? - The law makes the behaviour a crime - The fact that creates physical or psicological harm Social construction of crime is the key concept Many circumstances (social, cultural, historic) influence the definition of what is crime