SOC 2700 Lecture : Lectures .docx

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2700
• Professor: Scott Brandon

Document Summary

> linking facts together in order to understand components of crime: >how to solve problems by using different types of theories. >back in the day, they used to use physical appearances to predict crime; it is. >society writes a person"s life: social and physical elements. >broken windows theory-> low-income neighborhoods (mattresses on the. >understanding society and how it relates to crime. >we look at things within the criminal justice system and how it relates to understanding behaviors and individual characteristics criminal behaviors etc. Most theories of crime do both: not accurate future behavior in, for example, children years down the road sidewalk, broken windows, trash, etc. ) Certain neighborhoods thrive and some decay: bad and good elements of society. Theories of crime either explain crime or attempt to predict crime. Example: conflict theory ->not being able to attain certain things (education, materialistic things, etc. )