Description

Overview:

OER Text materialCrime and the LawChapter 7, subsection 7.3. The society’s solution to the problems of deviance is through the criminal justice system. This involves the use of the police, the courts, and the corrections system. The police are a civil force in charge of enforcing laws and public order at a federal, state, or community level. A court is a system that has the authority to make decisions based on law. The corrections system, more commonly known as the prison system, is charged with supervising individuals who have been arrested, convicted, and sentenced for a criminal offense.

Subject:

Sociology

Level:

Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division

Material Type:

Module

Provider:

Ohio Open Ed Collaborative

Date Added:

07/03/2018