CRIM 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Learning Theory, Substance Abuse, Group Psychotherapy
27 Nov 2020
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Legal crime: acts prohibited by the state and punishable under law, moral crime: Intentional behaviour that violates a criminal code; intentional in that it did not occur accidentally or without justi cation of excuse. In order for a crime to occur someone has to be around for it to be caught. It must be de ned as a crime: we are seeing fewer and fewer arrests and it affects our crime stats. Low crime areas can be actual high crime areas- i. e. : shelters where cops have claimed no arrest zones . An act or state of departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour : psychological theories use the individual"s psychology to explain motivation and compulsion to violate social norms. Even clinical issues are treated and react differently world wide. Criminology: examines crime as a social phenomenon. Including: making laws breaking laws reaction to the breaking of laws.
