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Studying Normalcy
Crime
And more recently, a third one has emerged and is gaining in importance
What is crime?
What is crime?
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Moral/ethical crimes
Rape/sexual assault
Theft
Negligence
Vandalism/property damage
Prostitution
Speeding
Identity theft
Aiding and abetting
Weapon offences (illegal guns)
Espionage
War crimes
Pedophilia
The Criminal Code defines crime as: The intentional violation of criminal law
without defense and without excuse.
There are 4 components of the Criminal Code:
Politicality: Laws are enacted by the legislature, that is, people who are
elected. Looking at what is legal/illegal is part of the political process. (Social
movements, lobbyists, and political groups will attempt to change laws, take
them away, or come up with new ones.
Specificity: Sets out, to the point, exactly what is a crime and what isnt a
crime. Its the idea of due process, to balance your rights, and o make sure
that there are many procedures that the system needs to go through to prove
guilt.
Uniformity: Making sure that the Criminal Code applies to everyone equally,
regardless of gender, ethnic background, religion, class, etc. (does not always
work this way)
Penal Sanctions: punishments that are set in advance. These specific sanctions
set guidelines for judges to decide on a sentence. (Links to uniformity).
To be found guilty
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Social Order
top ------------ bottom
crime needs to be regulated
top heavy centralized powerful state
bottom minimal state
no consensus because of different beliefs
as long as the population doesnt do things
that harm others, then its none of the
states business
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Deviance
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in-class participation
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Corporate crime
Occupational crime
Political crime
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Organized crime
Classifying crime
Street Crime
Occupational Crime
Corporate Crime
Organized Crime
Political Crime
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Crime Rates
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Crime Rates
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Crime Rates
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Functionalism
Strain Theory
Conflict Theory
Feminist Theory
Cultural Theories
Interactionist Theories
Differential Association
Labeling Theory
Control Theory
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The Prison
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in-class participation
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