Crime is a revolving door that continues to be open by those who feel the need to take matters into their own hands. Everyone in society has either witness, experience, or read some sort of crime throughout their lives. According to Donald Black, people who believe their rights would not be justified within our criminal justice system, are more likely to take charge in their own matters. Therefore, incidents where people become victims of a crime, would sometimes lead to breaking the law in order to get vengeance. Black refers this theory as “The Theory of Self-Help.”
In the article, “Crime as Social Control,” by Donald Black, he mentioned how people took the repercussions after a crime occurred to them or someone they cared about. Throughout …show more content…
The movie is about five teenagers, who were wrongly incarcerated for a crime that they did not commit. The movie took place in the mid 1980’s when crack became a big deal in New York City. The interest in drugs caused a crime (muggings, robberies, theft, etc.) outbreak, where even society gave it a name, “Wilding/wolf pack.” This was known as teenagers going on a rampage attacking people. On April 19, 1989, five teenagers were captured by the police in Central park. All teenagers did not know the reason behind the detention, until the interrogation begun. The police department was investigating the case of a female jogger who was brutally beaten and raped in Central Park that same day. Throughout the investigation, there was a lot of discrepancy, causing Black’s Theory to be present in this …show more content…
All teenagers were wrongfully convicted, for a crime they did not commit. The pressure on law enforcement trying to get a conviction, influence the teenagers to go along with the detectives. Lawyers were hired by the families in attempt to overturn the indictment. In the year of 2002, all teenagers were released, including the judge overturning the indictment. After some time has passed, the teenagers filed against the criminal justice system for the time they spend incarcerated unlawfully. In order to keep the peace from the parties, the criminal justice system, payed the victims and their families, money for the time they missed out on life for being
In the article, “Crime as Social Control,” by Donald Black, he mentioned how people took the repercussions after a crime occurred to them or someone they cared about. Throughout …show more content…
The movie is about five teenagers, who were wrongly incarcerated for a crime that they did not commit. The movie took place in the mid 1980’s when crack became a big deal in New York City. The interest in drugs caused a crime (muggings, robberies, theft, etc.) outbreak, where even society gave it a name, “Wilding/wolf pack.” This was known as teenagers going on a rampage attacking people. On April 19, 1989, five teenagers were captured by the police in Central park. All teenagers did not know the reason behind the detention, until the interrogation begun. The police department was investigating the case of a female jogger who was brutally beaten and raped in Central Park that same day. Throughout the investigation, there was a lot of discrepancy, causing Black’s Theory to be present in this …show more content…
All teenagers were wrongfully convicted, for a crime they did not commit. The pressure on law enforcement trying to get a conviction, influence the teenagers to go along with the detectives. Lawyers were hired by the families in attempt to overturn the indictment. In the year of 2002, all teenagers were released, including the judge overturning the indictment. After some time has passed, the teenagers filed against the criminal justice system for the time they spend incarcerated unlawfully. In order to keep the peace from the parties, the criminal justice system, payed the victims and their families, money for the time they missed out on life for being