SOC 1500 Lecture 1: SOC*1500 CHAPTER 1 NOTES
10 Oct 2018
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Although these acts are rare, they are reported as the lead stories on. Internet home pages, television, and on front pages of newspapers: many canadians believe that crime rates are increasing, most of our knowledge about crime and justice has been shaped by the media. In many cases, media reports come from the united states; canadians are confused about the volume and seriousness of crime that occurs in. Crime and law: acts that are considered to be crimes in canada are defined by the. Criminal law and civil law: according to department of justice, there are 2 types of law, public law: sets the rules for the relationship between the individual and society, includes, criminal law: deals with crimes and their punishments. Streets and communities act that is i(cid:374)te(cid:374)ded to (cid:271)e (cid:862)tough o(cid:374) (cid:272)ri(cid:373)e(cid:863) (cid:271)(cid:455) i(cid:373)posi(cid:374)g le(cid:374)gth(cid:455) se(cid:374)te(cid:374)(cid:272)es o(cid:374) people (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:448)i(cid:272)ted of trafficking drugs or accessing child pornography: changes in law reflect our ideas about crime and justice.
