SOC 2700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Actus Reus, Distributive Justice, Victimology

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2700
• Professor: Reza Barmaki

Document Summary

Prostitution: people do it for money & to survive. Reasons for decline in crime: changes in laws, what constitutes a crime, economy. Why do we not do physical forms of punishment? unethical, immoral- our ethics change. Past previous in middle ages: putting hands in hot water, putting yourself in water. : the study of crime (aspects of crime) To be a criminal you need to break the criminal code. If the codes are not there, there is no crime. In criminology we have 4 different approaches where crime is referred to in a different way. There are no written rules about it; it is accepted by society (a common courtesy). Social conditions determine forms of law and legal systems (3) criminology. Victimology: past several decades, people have moved the focus on crime to the victim as well. There is a pattern to be a victim of crime. Certain characteristics put you at risk for being victimized.