CRM 101 Lecture 6: Lecture 6 Notes

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 101
• Professor: Daniel Alati

Document Summary

Public order crimes: also, called victimless crimes, these acts interfere with public order: mala prohibitum type crimes, recall mala prohibitum: crimes that are crimes because they violate prevailing moral rules. What are some examples of public order crimes? (prostitution, marijuana) Possession of guns in canada, further away from mala prohibitum. Ancient mesopotamia: temple priests used sex to encourage fertility, all women had to do temple duty . Ancient greece: prostitutes helped pay for the temple of aphrodite, prominent men were able to attend. Protestant reform condemned prostitution: prostitutes were emissaries of the devil. English brewery companies used prostitutes to attract customers (19th century) Difficult to measure: mostly underground and unreported. Rates depend on police priorities, enforcement: many jurisdictions not enforcing, or enforcing differentially. Brothels: location for prostitution to take place, whorehouse, bawdyhouse, a house where prostitution takes place, run by pimps or madams.