SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Victim Blaming, Child Prostitution, Sexual Assault

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: Stephanie Howells

Document Summary

Criminology vs criminal justice suspected/charged w/ criminal offenses. Criminology scientific study of crime and criminal behaviour. Criminal justice study of social control/agencies involved w/ those: (cid:498)system(cid:499) cuz there are many diff parts making it up. All agencies/organizations/personnel involved in prevention/response working together) Criminal justice system: challenges: diff mandates and lack of interoperability (diff departments. At uni, there are many diff colleges and departments working together to make up uni. Police, lawyers, judges, correctional/probation officers, social workers. Court is actively involved in: conduction trials, determining facts, finding truth. 2 parties trying to win case; rules of evidence/procedure must be followed; judge/jury are impartial criticized for allowing both sides to give their side to what happened cost of housing male inmate: ,000/year. Cost: women: higher; less females = less prisons = more travel costs to get to prison. More guards (cid:523)can"t have only male guards(cid:524) needs. Some women inmates are victims themselves so they have special: institution: ,974, community: , 537.