CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Control Theory, Penology, Labeling Theory
11 Apr 2018
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Discipline of crim is a relatively recent development. Systematic study of crime did not begin until 1918. Discipline of crim didn"t become established in canada until mid-20th century: First program appeared in 1951 at ubc in department of social sciences. School of crim created at u of montreal/toronto in 1963. Department of crim established at u of ottawa in 1967. Draws on sociology, psych, bio, law geography , economics. Includes srtudy of law; history of law; criminalisation process; crime prevention and crime control, policing, corrections & penology; and other related studies to criminal justice labelling theory, social control theory, anomie-strain theory. Sociological explanations- - eg; theories have dominated criminology were biological or psychological. Earlier 19th century explanations- eg; the positivist school & criminal man. Criminologists study criminalization process how certain behaviours become criminalized over time, while other become decriminalized eg; abortion was illegal, and is now legal and labelled. Also study stigmatization process- how offenders come to be demonized.
