PSYC39H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Psychopathy
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De nition of crime: crime is socially constructed, so, unlike what existed in christian europe 1000 years ago, where laws were a re ection of the. Sabbath those were called the blue laws: today, somebody who is christian nds there to be nothing wrong with going shopping on a. Sunday: risk is involved in pretty much every occurrence of violent offending, psychologists, after somebody has been convicted, before they are released, will do a risk assessment, mandatory release: say the judge sentences someone for 9 years. But after a third of their sentence has been served, if they have good behaviour, they can get early release. Impact of criminal conduct on canadians: 2. 6 million reported crimes annually, 20% of canadians report being victims each year, crime has broad negative in uence beyond direct impact on the victim, estimated billion in victimization-related costs.
