SOC 1500 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Canada, Criminal Justice, Homicide

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: Stephanie Howells

Document Summary

Why study crime and criminal justice: real effects, health, safety, sense of well being, damage to central institution, family (primary agent of socialization), workplace, schools, policy, created out of response to crime, new laws, societal need. Crime and laws: rules about behaviour, formalized rules (laws, public and private (civil) Laws: tools of promoting good behaviour: only when people know they will be enforced, e. g. Speeding (when you know there is a speed trap: loose effectiveness over time for not being enforced. What is the criminal justice system: courts, lawyers. Judges: other court personnel, corrections, correctional officers, probation officers, social workers, police, contract police, rcmp, victim services. Costs: costs of cjs escalating, more individuals incarcerated, cost of housing male inmate in max: ,000/year, female is higher, the (cid:373)ore we (cid:862)crack dow(cid:374) o(cid:374) cri(cid:373)e(cid:863) the more it costs, push to reduce (cid:862)(cid:373)a(cid:374)datory (cid:373)i(cid:374)i(cid:373)u(cid:373) se(cid:374)te(cid:374)ces(cid:863)