CRI205H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Domestic Violence, Physiognomy, Thoughtcrime
19 Jan 2020
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Canadians thought crime had increased, but overall rates of victimization stayed the same. Public fear of crime = barometer of social health and community sentiment. Criminal justice system: stages through which offender passes, includes polcie, coruts and corrections. Intimate violence: crime occurring in the context of familiarity. Criminology: scientific study of the nature, extent, cause, and control of criminal behavior. Not to be confused with the study of deviant behavior: behavior that departs from or doesn"t conform to social norms but is not legally defined as a crime. Criminologist: one who brings objectivity and method to the study of crime and. Sunbathing in the nude, women going topless consequences. Classical criminology: the perspective that people freely choose crime, and can be reduced through threat of criminal sanctions. Mid 1700s: philosophers called for lawmakers to rethink the concepts of law and justice, arguing for a more rational approach to punishment.
