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CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Public Intoxication, Domestic Violence

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tealmoose559
13 Sep 2012
School
Simon Fraser University
Department
Criminology
Course
CRIM 101
Professor
Barry Cartwright

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Most offenders sre young males (more than 75% in some offence categories) Offender may agree that act was wrong, but say that he/she didn"t do it. Offender accepts responsibility but claims the act was justified. Offender says the victim deserved it or was asking for it , or that everyone else does it, so why shouldn"t it? . Offenders do experience feelings of guilt, and find it necessary to rationalize/justify their behaviour. Categorized as same type of people (offenders) Individuals most likely to be victimized are young males, 15-24 years of age, who are poor, and/or from ethnic minorities. People over 65 years of age are least likely to be victimized. Relatively little difference between genders in term of overall risk of personal victimization. Victims often don"t realize or acknowledge they"ve been victimized. May not define what happened to them as a crime. Especially true if crime committed by a friend, acquaintance or family member.

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