CRM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Victimless Crime, Brothel, Protestant Reformation

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 101
• Professor: Daniel Alati

Document Summary

Public order crimes; also called victimless crimes, these acts interfere with public order: consensual in nature. Recall mala prohibitum: crimes that are crimes because they violate prevailing moral rules. Examples of public order/mala prohibitum crimes: prostitution, marijuana use, public nudity, jay walking. Temple priest used sex to encourage fertility: all women had to do temple duty. Ancient greece: prostitutes helped pay for the temple of aphrodite, prominent men were able to attend. Protestant reform condemned prostitution: prostitutes were emissaries of the devil. English brewery companies used prostitutes to attract customers (19th century). Difficult to measure: mostly underground and unreported, cant get complete accurate picture of incidences of prostitution. Rates depend on police priorities and enforcement: many jurisdictions not enforcing, or enforcing, or enforcing differentially. Brothels: house of prostitution run by a madam who sets prices and, establishment where prostitution occurs and an exchange of currency happens through business transactions.