SOCI 2450 Lecture 7: Criminology Lecture 7.odt
29 Mar 2012
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We lose trust in the very people who are suppose to protect us. Lack of training/ ability to adjust to the situation (how to approach situation- police feel like they need to show who"s in power) A girl is blowing bubbles and the cop says that if the bubble touches him she"ll be arrested for assault. She puts the bubbles away and still gets arrested (video on youtube) Adam nobody - some guy named adam nobody gets asked his name by an officer at the g20 and when he says nobody they don"t believe him and go crazy. A police officer squeezed some guy"s testicles because he had two cell phones, and he said that was enough to think he was involved with drugs. The guy was actually a cell phone salesperson. ** march 20 crime & gender bill guest speakers. 2 different approaches to criminology - two schools of jurisprudence. 18th and 19th century begins during the industrial revolution.
