CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Environmental Criminology, Domestic Violence, Public Intoxication
19 Nov 2012
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September 13, 2012: involving offenders, victims, bystanders, witnesses, the police and other participants in the criminal justice system. Interwoven with routine activities theory, lifestyle exposure theory, and environmental criminology. Focus on: routine activities, motivated offenders, criminal opportunities/suitable targets, guardianship and situational crime prevention. Crimes should be viewed as social events. Referred to as events because they have a beginning and an end. Young males (more than 75% in some offence categories: aged 15-24, lower socioeconomic status, minority groups, unemployed. 12-17 age group represented only 8% of population while accounting for. Offender may agree the act was wrong, but say that they are not responsible: emotional problems for drug use. 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 i? . Offenders do experience feelings of guilt, and find it necessary to rationalize/justify their behavior.
