Jennifer Wilson
Professor Hartley
Intro to Sociology
Essay#11
Essay #11
Further, explain the role of the courts in the criminal justice system. Finally, do you support the death penalty? Why or why not?
Deviance can be described as a behavior or action that violates or goes against social norms, sociologist use four characteristics to define deviance they are time, cultural values, cultural universal and social construct.
• Time: As history changes so does the definition of deviance, what is considered to be deviant today may not be tomorrow. For example, today the way women tend to dress in pants is normal no one gives it a second thought whereas a hundred years ago it would have been frowned up and considered deviant.
• Cultural …show more content…
The classical school utilizes philosophy in order to try and better understand what it is that make people break the law whereas the positivist school focuses on the offender rather than the offense and uses science rather than philosophy to explain crime, the positivism considers other factors that affect criminals both juveniles and adults such as employment, culture, health, poverty …show more content…
I feel most drug dealers doesn’t necessarily constitute facing the death penalty that to me would be one that signifies a sentence of life in prison for repeat offenders, because they know they are possibly taking the life of another by selling or manufacturing drugs but don't necessarily commit the crime right off. However, there are certain circumstances that the drug dealers should face the death penalty when their actions involve the death of a child or minor under the age of 18. I feel that even though we all have choices and are free to make those choices an individual underage doesn't necessarily hold the life skills or mentality to know all the damages drugs can do, so if a drug dealer chooses to sell to an underage individual and they die yes, they should be held accountable as well if they are negligent and let a child get into the drugs they are in possession of or they are the result of the child’s death by retaliation from others because of the drugs. The cases have to be looked upon individually in my opinion if one is out selling marijuana and that’s it they get caught and charged as repeat offender I don't feel that constitutes death penalty. I hope I clarified that well
Professor Hartley
Intro to Sociology
Essay#11
Essay #11
Further, explain the role of the courts in the criminal justice system. Finally, do you support the death penalty? Why or why not?
Deviance can be described as a behavior or action that violates or goes against social norms, sociologist use four characteristics to define deviance they are time, cultural values, cultural universal and social construct.
• Time: As history changes so does the definition of deviance, what is considered to be deviant today may not be tomorrow. For example, today the way women tend to dress in pants is normal no one gives it a second thought whereas a hundred years ago it would have been frowned up and considered deviant.
• Cultural …show more content…
The classical school utilizes philosophy in order to try and better understand what it is that make people break the law whereas the positivist school focuses on the offender rather than the offense and uses science rather than philosophy to explain crime, the positivism considers other factors that affect criminals both juveniles and adults such as employment, culture, health, poverty …show more content…
I feel most drug dealers doesn’t necessarily constitute facing the death penalty that to me would be one that signifies a sentence of life in prison for repeat offenders, because they know they are possibly taking the life of another by selling or manufacturing drugs but don't necessarily commit the crime right off. However, there are certain circumstances that the drug dealers should face the death penalty when their actions involve the death of a child or minor under the age of 18. I feel that even though we all have choices and are free to make those choices an individual underage doesn't necessarily hold the life skills or mentality to know all the damages drugs can do, so if a drug dealer chooses to sell to an underage individual and they die yes, they should be held accountable as well if they are negligent and let a child get into the drugs they are in possession of or they are the result of the child’s death by retaliation from others because of the drugs. The cases have to be looked upon individually in my opinion if one is out selling marijuana and that’s it they get caught and charged as repeat offender I don't feel that constitutes death penalty. I hope I clarified that well