SOC209H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Fact, Harm Principle, Crime Prevention
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Management and control of crime and criminals. An act or omission that is prohibited by criminal law: straightforward + uncontroversial. Omission: failing to report child abuse failing to provide necessities of life. I(cid:374)te(cid:374)tio(cid:374)alit(cid:455) is ke(cid:455): if the(cid:396)e"s a (cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:373)i(cid:374)al a(cid:272)tio(cid:374), if the(cid:396)e"s (cid:374)o i(cid:374)te(cid:374)t i(cid:374) it, might (cid:374)ot (cid:271)e a crime: eg) sleepwalking: not conscious when committing the crime, not criminally responsible for mentally illness. Pure intent: set out the action, plot to murder, it is a purpose. To be convicted of most crimes, a person must have done something criminal + usually must have intended to do it. Confused with motive (cid:894)the (cid:373)oti(cid:448)atio(cid:374) does(cid:374)"t (cid:373)atte(cid:396)(cid:895) Patial dis(cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:272)tio(cid:374)??? (cid:894)(cid:455)ou (cid:396)e(cid:272)ei(cid:448)e o(cid:396)de(cid:396)s f(cid:396)o(cid:373) (cid:271)oss, (cid:271)oss sa(cid:455) he did(cid:374)"t(cid:895) Accused is aware that action would cause harm. Individual violates a law simply by lacking the appropriate care + attention about something she/he is doing.
