Sociology 2266A/B Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Order Of Australia, Canada, Rape
20 Nov 2018
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Criminology is an interdisciplinary profession build around the scientific study of crime and criminal behaviour, including their form, causes, legal aspects, prevention, and control. Lots of other disciplines have stuff to say about crim - biology, ethics, anthropology recidivism re-offending. Study says that media discourse is skewed about re-offenders found that most (especially first time offenders) do not re offend. Legalistic laws are passed for the collective good to maintain social order, established by the state. Law level street crime, many other actions hat are serious are not included in the cc of canada. Laws are created in the interests of large political organizations. Crime as result of power dynamics (which ever party wins the election get to create laws that serve their interests) Anti social acts that need to be repressed to preserve the existing social order. Crime is behavioural problem, individuals respond to environmental stimuli in problematic/inappropriate ways. Deviant behaviour is human activity that violates social norms.
