CRIM10001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Social Ecology, Mens Rea, Making Money

• School: University of Melbourne
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM10001
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Types of offences that might be used to convict someone for high speed chases under victoria"s criminal code. In relation to strain theory: looking good and being seen. As a means from getting from place a to place b: getting even. Stealing their car as a means for revenge . For anonymity committing other crimes and didn"t wanna get caught. Risk of those pursuits leading to more danger, more risk, more injury. Many indigenous people have had problems with police so they are fearful to get their registration done. Cars are embedded in our everyday life they have an affective dimension as well ( the. Certain ways of life that differ from the norm. People you mix with, friends you have. Discursive construction of masculinity and maybe design of car. Car chases symbol of masculinity through film. Socio-economic disadvantage, ties into strain theory that they are unable to achieve american dream as well. Sometimes risk can bring people closer together.