CRM 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Human Nature, Stoning

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 1301
• Professor: Christine Gervais

Document Summary

Powers that define crime and set punishments or treatments: A lot will change in the history of crm but a lot stays the same* Understanding of behavior as a whole helps us learn how to take care of individuals needs. Four themes need for theory: mistrust= everything isn"t always as it seems political or economic agendas, media, relativity of truth= many perceptions, need to be open to exploring diff perspectives, criminology / sociology / psychology. Interpersonal relations a: group membership, social structure, criminological problems= how is crime constructive, some ppl are criminal some aren"t, street crime vs. corporations, certain types of actions are judged differently than others. Context of theory creation: social context, intellectual context, personal context = how do the individuals situate themselves, how do we situate them, what is it about their position in society that impacts how we situate them, political dimensions.