CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Differential Association, Social Control Theory, Hashish
22 Sep 2016
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Criminology = the scientific study of crime . Crime = an act punishable by law; an evil act; a shame, a senseless act . Discipline of criminology is a relatively recent development (p. 7) Systematic study of crime did not begin until 19th century. Discipline of criminology did not become established in canada until mid-20th century. 1st crim program @ ubc in 1951 under dept. of social sciences, terminated in 1959. School of crim created @ u of montreal in 1963. Centre of crim created @ u of toronto in 1967. Dept. of crim created @ u of ottawa in 1967. School of crim created @ sfu in 1973. Canada, the uk, and the usa had rapid growth of the discipline. Urbanization and industrialization were key features of social life in canada, the united kingdom, and the united states during the late 19th and early 20th centuries (p. 8)
