Crime and Society

________ has increased because there has been a convergence of three elements; motivated offenders, suitable targets, and the absence of suitable guardians.

Crime

________ is the primary perspective in which most criminological research is based.

Sociology

________ is often a crime of passion and influenced by drugs and alcohol.

Murder

________= kills a large number of people usually in one place at one time.

Mass murder

________ are hedonistic so laws still need to be swift, certain, and slightly greater than the pleasure received from the crime.

Humans

________ in se: crimes rooted n the core values inherent in our culture, deemed universal.

Mala

________ should be exercised when interpreting the results and proposing solutions.

Caution

________ is the most under reported crime.

Sexual assault

________: removal of criminal penalties without it officially being legalized.

Decriminalization

An interdisciplinary profession built around the scientific study of crime and criminal behaviour, including their form, causes, legal aspects, ________, and control.

prevention

________ not only fails to deter crime but actually increases it.

Excessive severity

________ in computer data= renders computer data useless or ineffective, interferes with the lawful use or enjoyment of computer data, destroying or damaging computer data.

Mischief

________ are over- represented in Canadas correctional facilities.

Aboriginal peoples

________: crimes defined by current public opinion and social values, subject to change.

Mala prohibitum

________ live atypically and not appropriate in society.

Homeless people

________ are unjust when they exceed the severity needed.

Punishments

________ bias- don't want to disclose things that portray them in a negative way.

Social desirability

________ is associated more with youth than any other stage of life.

Criminal activity

________ are 6 % higher for indigenous people.

Homicide rates

The ________ is concerned with the best interests of society.

legal system

________ is to determine guilt and if found guilty apply the punishment according to the law.

Judges role

________: the principle that all things should be organized to ensure the maximum happiness for the greatest number of people.

Utilitarianism

________ is human activity that violates social norms.

Deviant Behaviour

________: produced subjective results that are difficult to quantify but tell us more about the lived experiences, feelings, and thoughts of those who are engaging in crime or victims of crime.

Qualitative research

A(n) ________ /or decreases the likelihood of criminality.

certain behaviour increases

________ looks at crime in the aggregate- those who commit it and the reasons for their deviant behaviour.

Criminology

People are not ________, but things can increase the likelihood.

born criminal

________ are more likely for violent crime, but indigenous men are the most at risk.

Indigenous women

________ often experience social and institutional marginalization, discrimination, and various forms of trauma and violence- including intergenerational trauma and gender- based violence.

Indigenous peoples

________ are more likely to be victims of violent offences.

Aboriginal people

what decreases or increases the likelihood that someone will engage in criminal behaviour

Causes

how can we prevent the crime from occuring

Prevention

provincial, federal, etc

Actions that violate the laws of the state

removal of criminal penalties without it officially being legalized

Decriminalization

can we set up a shared sense of beliefs and values

Multicultural canada

Crime Statistics

Week 2

produces measurable results that can be analyzed statistically and (hopefully) generalized to a larger population

Quantitative research

produced subjective results that are difficult to quantify but tell us more about the lived experiences, feelings, and thoughts of those who are engaging in crime or victims of crime

Qualitative research

Impersonal Sex in Public Places

Laud Humphreys Tearoom Trade

crimes rooted n the core values inherent in our culture, deemed universal

Mala in se

crimes defined by current public opinion and social values, subject to change

Mala prohibitum

Salem witch trials[f]

Witch craze

the principle that all things should be organized to ensure the maximum happiness for the greatest number of people

Utilitarianism