PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - White-Collar Crime, Price Fixing, Gas 5
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Rape/murder, treason = back in the old days when canada had capital punishment, treason was a capital crime (therefore, = severe crime) Ex) naval officer supplying secret info to russians info about where canadian ships were in the arctic etc; Charged under 2 things: criminal code and queen"s rules. This is why treason is seen as a particularly serious crime even though nobody is killed; there"s potential. White-collar crime: ppl who are in positions of trust/power/authority/responsibility in large org (like corporations, banks, financial institutions ) have lot of opportunities to steal huge amounts of money. Theft (diff from robbery: robbery = direct confrontation of the victim (violent even if no assault occurred; the potential for violence is still there) In the last 10-15 yrs it has become much more of serious crime worldwide much related to prostitution: 100"s of thousands are kidnapped and enslaved in prostitution; these women often cope using drugs.
