Sociology 2266A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: West End Gang, Psychopathy, Shih Tzu
26 Jan 2018
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Many skid-row/sex workers: not a crime wave. Figure of 4,000 serial killer unproved: represents less than 0. 2/100,000 rate of homicide (us), less 1% of all homicides, often stranger-to-stranger homicide. Canadian favorites: robert pi ckton (charged with 26 murders, clifford olson (1980-81): 11 victims, paul bernardo: 3 (4?) victims, william patrick fyfe: 5+ victims, considerable planning; destruction of evidence; no link to victim. Serial critique: problem in 80s and 90s (jenkins, 1994) Media sensationalism: helped support conservative crime control agenda during this period, many serial offenders do not have an abuse history, nor are sociopathic. History of do (dangerous offender) act: habitual offenders act of 1947, criminal sexual psychopath act of 1948, modeled after 1908 prevention of crime act (england, massachusetts statute. Politics of dangerousness: 1977 recodification became dangerous offenders statute. Ignored research challenging psychiat(cid:396)(cid:455)"s do(cid:373)i(cid:374)atio(cid:374) of the p(cid:396)o(cid:272)ess. Influenced by philippe gagnon incident: occurred during public debate and abolition of capital punishment, pa(cid:396)t of (cid:862)pea(cid:272)e a(cid:374)d se(cid:272)u(cid:396)it(cid:455)(cid:863) legislatio(cid:374)
