[CRCJ 1000] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes fot the exam (24 pages long!)
30 Mar 2017
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It varies on societies views and deinitions of crimes: under the harper government, there were many changes to the criminal code, and they were not aligned with what research was showing. There are forms of punishment for crimes: we have a tiered system. Youth are a very good example of this the chance to rehabilitate is very slim and in most cases they are coming out worse. The most common crime for youth is property crime. Crime in the media: most citizens learn about crime through the media that is their primary source of information. Critique: media can impact youth to carry out crimes themselves, there have been ofenders who have tried to mirror and carry out violence that is seen in the media. Spoke in class about the overrepresentation of the aboriginal population in prisons in. We have ottawa police service, opp (provincial), rcmp (federal). It is tiered in terms of the way we deliver it.
