SOC219H5 Lecture Notes - Racial Profiling, Justifiable Homicide, Crown Attorney
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Feeds into the definition of the drug problem: why did the police see crack more important than meth crack black people drug, meth white people drug. One suggested solution to the profiling problem: random stops fairness o it should be fair random sampling every nth person gets picked for a search. The challenge of assault against women by spouses or spousal. Preferences of women"s victims of spousal assault (studies in 3 countries) Presence of police coming in and becoming involved has some value/ability in reducing victimization: seems like reporting violence in and itself has a deterrent effect. Who should be charged ordinary case factors to be considered victim preference characteristics of the offender: offence seriousness o o, possible impact on future offending, public interest typically issue arises out of public scrutiny. White kids are more likely to sent to this process than minority.
