Sociology 2253A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Suspended Sentence, Official Statistics, Homicide

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

Document Summary

Funneling effect in the administration of criminal justice in canada. 50% of the crimes are not reported to the police. 50% of the crimes are reported to the police. 72% of the crimes reported to the police are cleared by charge. 65% of the offenders changed are convicted and only 3. 4% of those convicted are sentenced to prison. The others re(cid:272)eive : fines, probation, suspended sentence judge convicts the accused but gives no sentence and instead puts them on parole. If they have successfully completed the program, they will have no criminal record. Legislation says : victims must be provided with the opportunity to make statements in court, whether the accused is found guilty, when the offender will be released from prison. Victim provocation certain personality types are more likely to become victims of violent crimes: violent types who often look for trouble, aggressive and irritating types, may contribute to their own demise.