Sociology 2253A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Upper Class, Home Invasion, Corporate Crime

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2253A/B
• Professor: Peter Chimbos

Document Summary

Differential aspects of criminal justice (factors influencing criminal justice) Time and place: definitions of crime and severities of penalty varies from one historical to another and from one society to another. Gender (the sex factor: males are much more likely than females to commit violent crimes and when accused of serious crimes, females are more likely to get psychological treatment and less severe sentences. Physical characteristics and life styles of offenders and victims: ugly people who attack attractive people are judged more harshly by the judges and jury"s. Family intactness: children from broken or dysfunctional homes are more likely to be arrested by the police and are referred to court as status offences, attitudes of the offender towards police officers may contribute to their arrest. Power theory of social class, criminal behaviour and punishment (alex thio) Upper class and middle classes: powerful. The powerful and powerless are different in the type of crimes each commit.