Sociology 2253A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Summary Offence, Crime Prevention, Exhibitionism
28 Oct 2018
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Crime control model it is more important to protect society than the rights of any individual focus on the criminal act. Jan. 16&18, 2018: punishment must be proportionate to crime, elimination of discretion exercised by the agencies of social justice. Chambliss studied the effectiveness of deterrence success or failure or the deterrence philosophy depends on the offender"s commitment to crime! Is robbing or murdering people their way of life: selective incapacitation (imprisonment) Long prison sentences offenders are usually younger and by using selective incapacitation we could reduce crimes by 30% 3 strikes and you"re out idea get 3 chances but on 3rd time you"re out go to prison for long time best predictor of crime is previous criminal behavior. Decriminalize certain offences for younger kids/youth ex. Showing disobedience to parents, running away from home, etc. Nature and classification of offences in canada: criminal offences.
