CC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 43: Malum Prohibitum, Mesopotamia, Protestant Reformation
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Public order crimes (morality offences) : public order crimes, victimless crimes, conflict crimes (mala prohibita), violate moral rules, prohibit sale and distribution of selected goods and services. Morality and the law : consensus (objectivist) view, laws express public morality agreement, functional, conflict (subjectivist) view, moral definitions change overtime, based on power of lawmakers. Gambling : history, widespread, casi(cid:374)os, vlt"s, lotteries, very profitable, eg windsor casino, laws, difficult to regulate. Social costs: problem gamblers : substance abuse, suicide, crimes to support habit, divorce, bankruptcy, absenteeism, lower productivity, both male and female gamblers, males are excite gamblers. Selling sex: prostitution : what historical records reveal, ancient mesopotamia, ancient greece, protestant reform condemned prostitution, english brewery companies (19th century) Prostitution : legality in canada, ele(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts , sexually significant activity, economic transaction, emotional indifference. Others involved in prostitution: pimps : pimps , work with female prostitutes, often as boyfriend or husband, laws (new 2014) , material benefit offence, receive financial or material benefit, sentence.
