PSYC 3402 Chapter 1: Ch 1 - Crime in Canada
10 Feb 2017
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Continuing decline in crime rates over the past two decades. Canadians now feel that crime prevention is more effective than law enforcement for combatting crime. Tark (cid:272)o(cid:374)trast i(cid:374) go(cid:448)"t (cid:448)ersus pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) approaches to crime. Need for better communication of empirical findings to the cdn public. While media portrayals of crime often reflect sensational cases, correctional psychology in general focuses on more typical offenders, their needs, and strategies to manage risk w/in prisons and following offender release. Legal acts prohibited by the state and punishable under the law. Moral violation of norms of religion & morality that are punishable by supreme beings. Social violation of certain norms and customs that are punishable by the community. Prevalence refers to the proportion of a population found to be involved in crime historically or. Reading: ch 1 crime in canada currently. Criminal charge does not always lead to a conviction. Victimization refers to those affected by crime.
