CRCJ 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Structural Inequality, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Shoplifting
21 Nov 2017
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What kind of people are going to be released without intervention, don"t want more victims, looking at rehabilitation. Def of crime and criminals, an act which violates the criminal law and is punishable by fines, jail time, or other penalties. Social distribution of crime, high areas of crime, ex more crime in manitoba. Patterns of criminal behaviour, particular times of day. Societal reactions, provincial level, serious time is federal level. Consensus perspective, reflecting majority opinions of peoples shared values and norms in society. Vs class conflict perspective, if we look into structural arrangements of how laws are crafted, which vulnerable population are affected, in interest of upper classes and disadvantages other groups. Green criminology , advancing perspectives around the actions of corporations that may be harmful to the environment , speciesism (discrimination against non human animals) Terrorism studies, illegitimate use of force to achieve political objective by targeting innocent people .
