SOC102H1 Chapter 7: Social Problems Chapter 7 Crime and Violence
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Crime has effects: people"s health, safety and sense of well-being. Victimization can reduce people"s trust in social institutions and their willingness to take part in community life. >can damage the central institutions of civil society -> families, workplaces, and schools. Men are more likely to be involved in crime, both as victims and as offenders. Some argue property crimes = rational calculation of profitability and risk of a crime. Other argue crime = result when groups have unequal amounts of power and influence. Laws: rules of conduct that mya provide for the punishment of violators. Crime: any behaviour that, in a given time and place, is prohibited by applicable statutory law. Social disorder: the uncertain and unpredictable condition in which rules are not obeyed. Street crimes are common, easily investigated and cheaply prosecuted. Crime has been falling, so has the severity of the average crimes committed. Conventional crimes: traditionally illegal behaviours that most people think of as.
