SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Child Prostitution, Official Statistics, General Social Survey
22 Jan 2017
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Criminology scientific study of crime and criminal behaviour: causes, underlying factors, common explanations, specific types, how public perceives crime. Inquisitorial: court is actively involved in: conducting trial; determining facts; finding truth (actively seeking truth) Cost of housing male inmate in max: ,000/year (female is higher why?) So more travel costs, also have to hire more officers due to regulations about searches: institution: ,974, community: ,537. The more we crack down on crime the more it costs. 29 offences in canadian criminal code carry mms: 19 related to firearms; also child prostitution, betting, impaired driving, joy riding, repeat violent offenders. There is no discretion for judges to reduce sentence for anyone convicted of crime carrying a mms. Laws change; sentence for convicted does not. Not all crimes are violent, not all violence is criminal. Often incorrectly used as interchangeable terms: causes and consequences differ.
