SOC 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Solitary Confinement, The Corrections, Restorative Justice
Document Summary
12 yrs of age is the youngest to be charged the peak is at adulthood. Higher chances if born into a family with criminal history, described as life style. The media follows trends of crime to gain more attention. Creating a false perception that will negatively impact the public. Ex: natives are represented as the majority of crimes. Criminology: the study of crime, criminals, and their behaviour. Social factors come to play when defining crimes and criminals. Historically includes issues of crime correlation, crime prevention and correctional reform. Contemporary criminology involves an integrated and interdisciplinary approach. A crime is an act that violates criminal law and is punishable by law. A criminal intention (men"s rea) without the action ( actus reus) is not a criminal act by law. Historically, crimes were considered private wrongs dealt with by retributions and revenge by the victims. Criminal statistics- measuring trends of criminal activity- mostly quantitive research.
