SOC209H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Street Prostitution, Victimology, Crime Prevention
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Analyzes get tough on drugs and the repercussions. Social characteristics loosely associated with sex social characteristics loosely associated with sex. Constructed and malleable vs. inherent: doing gender. Aboriginal (90%: addictions and abuse (~50%) Summary conviction, no legal aid: drugs: 2010: superior court struck down prostitution laws. Proportion of male to female 24% vs 25% Welfare fraud: welfare income decreases and fraud increases, government seeks custodial sanctions (<2yrs) Strongly gendered: not as widespread as claimed. High rates of crime and victimization, and overrepresentation of aboriginals in all stages of the cjs. Particularly acute north of 60, where crime rates are 5x higher than for canada as a whole. High rates due in part to criteria. Related to social and economic marginality of native youth: disposition. Lack of programs and facilities on reserves. 1971 murder in sydney, ns: marshall, a mikmaq, charged and convicted of 2nd degree murder. Similar to other reports: overrepresentation, more like to go to prison vs university.
