CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Racialization, Differential Association, Dangerous Offender

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 101
• Professor: Barry Cartwright

Document Summary

Males are more likely to be victims of: homicide, attempted murder, assault level 2&3, robbery. Females are more likely to be victims of: sexual assault, assault level 1, forcible confinement, criminal harassment. Male victimization is more likely to: involve a weapon, occur in public space, involve offenders who are acquaintances or strangers. Female victimization is more likely to: occur in home, involve offenders who are current or former intimate partners. Race & violence: young black males in toronto are 4-5 times more likely to be vicitms of homocides of homicide than general public. For upper- and middle-class males, masculinity is demonstrated through normative success- by having money, a good high paying job, status symbols (large home and luxury car) Less affluent males (who do not have access to the symbols of normative success) demonstraight masculinity through- toughness, displays of dominance, willingness to engage in violence.