CRCJ 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Baby Boomers, Hashish, Dna Profiling
20 Sep 2016
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Week 2: reading notes chapter 1, understanding crime in canada(pg. 7-25) Oxford def. of criminology: the scientific study of crime. Oxford def. of crime: an act punishable by law; an evil act; a shame, a senseless act. These behaviours have been a part of human conduct forever. Crime as an academic study is relatively recent. Cesare beccaria"s work on punishment (18th century philosopher) When the systematic study of crime began: 19th century (but still little coherence in the field a phenomenon that arguably continues in the present. Studying crime in universities in canada began in the 50s at ubc (thought the rehabilitation of offenders would be aided by more knowledge program argued that criminals could no longer be seen as born criminals . ) Emergence of criminology in a post war era: During 1960s-1970s the study of crime emerged. Urbanization and industrialization = more people move to urban areas = more crime.
