SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: White-Collar Crime, Public Law, Private Law

• School: UTM
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC100H5
• Professor: Nathan Inoccente

Document Summary

What is crime: unlawful act, violation of criminal law, violent crime, gangs, white collar crime, benefits me, cooperate crime, benefits company. What is law: system of rules to regulate behaviour, enforced through state and social institutions, sanction are penalty for breaking law. Measuring crime: official stats, police reported crime data, self-report surveys, report involvement in crime, people often answer truthfully, victimization surveys, report involvement in victimization. Clearance rate/cleared crime: police identified a suspect. It assists citizens in private disputes: suing someone or filing lawsuit aainst a person or business. Law on the books: formal, official written legal statutes, legislation, acts, court decisions and regulations as well as rules for their enforcements. Law in action: decisions, actions, experiences individuals or organizations have that involve law, these can influence whether law or legal consequences might be important for how dcisions are made.