SOC307H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Intellectual Disability, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Social Darwinism
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Based on rational choice theory: criminal a rational actor. 3 factors involved in offender"s decision to commit a crime. Suitable target: motivated offender-has reason to commit crime ex: poverty, debt, addiction, mental disorders, suitable target-target could be a: person, object place factors such as: valuable, concealable, removable, available, enjoyable, disposable, resistance. How not to be a suitable target: size, physical fitness, signs of toughness (tattoos, clothing ), avoiding wrong places/people: absence/presence of capable guardian-intervention in crime examples: parents, police patrols, security guards, neighbours. Preventing or modifying behavior through fear of retribution. Knowledge of painful consequences has a deterring effect: Establishment of a criminal justice system-courts, police, prisons, etc. Goal: general prevention of crime by making examples of specific offenders. Forcing them to rethink or abandon their plans. In case of technological surveillance: cheap, continuous, reliable. A special case of surveillance geared towards general deterrence. You have to work for it for two weeks (pain)
