CRM 1300 Lecture : Crimonlogy Notes - All chapters

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 1300
• Professor: Carolyn Gordon

Document Summary

Rape law before 1983: the complainant had to be female, the accused had to be male, the complainant and the accused were not married to each other, sexual intercourse occurred, victim"s sexual history could be brought up in court, implied consent accepted, intoxication as excuse. Ex: status of individual: come from a poor background, community involvement, rehab influences of police officers, whether you are cooperative, express remorse, dealing with a first offender. Aggravating factor: gang member, second time off, use of weapon or brutality, not being cooperative, hate crime, vulnerability (disabled mentally, physically abused of authority student beats teacher, abuse priests, sexual assault #1 is a hybrid offence. The rehabilitation model: crime is a result of factors outside the control of the individual, punishment is wrong, individualized treatment of feenders, discover causes and eliminate, focuses on actor and not the act, indeterminate sentences sentences that does not have an anding site.