CRM 1300 Lecture 1: CRIM 1300 – WEDNESDAY SEPT 14TH entire semesters lecture notes
13 Dec 2016
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Criminology is the body of knowledge regarding a crime as a social phenomenon. It includes p(cid:396)o(cid:272)ess of (cid:373)aki(cid:374)g, (cid:271)(cid:396)eaki(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d (cid:396)ea(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g to (cid:271)(cid:396)eaki(cid:374)g la(cid:449)s the o(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e of (cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:373) is the development of a body of general & verified principles and other types of knowledge regarding this process of law, crime and treatment. Studies criminal behaviour: causes, patterns, control of. Uses methods of established social science: records, experiments, surveys, social sciences / sciences / math/ Criminal statistics: create valid and reliable measures of crime. Sociology of law: history of law, law reform. Criminal behaviour systems: determining the nature and cause of specific crime patterns. Penology: correction and control of criminal behaviour. Victim ology: nature and cause of victimization. Studies involves describing, analyzing, and explaining the agencies of justice: police, courts, corrections. Norms are rules and expectations by which society guides the behaviour of its members. There are two special types of norms that were identified by william graham sumner:
