SOC 2760 Lecture 10: 2760Unit10

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2760
• Professor: Robert Shearer

Document Summary

Depending on type of homicide/or whether or not a killing is deemed to be culpable or not, some homicides may be fully processed by the police/courts. 3 key statistical indicators of the criminal justice response to homicide: police clearance rates, conviction rates, and sentence outcomes criminal justice system can play both practical and symbolic role in crime and punishment. Practical level: core responsibility of a state to sanction those responsible for crimes, including homicide. Symbolic level: states that do so underscore for their citizens the seriousness of such crimes through the sanctions imposed fosters the kind of lawlessness that can facilitate more violence, recidivism, organized criminal activities and even contribute to the. Contrast, (cid:498)the widespread impunity of perpetrators, on the other hand, perpetration of more homicides(cid:499) Very few countries have such a recording system such data are not readily available particularly at global level. Keep in mind such patterns may not reflect what is occurring at more.