CRM 101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Public-Order Crime, Loan Shark, Money Laundering

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 101
• Professor: Daniel Alati

Document Summary

Public order crimes: crimes that interfere with the ideals of society: mala prohibitum violate moral ideas. History of substance abuse: mesopotamia opium was regularly used (plant of joy, cultures have used marijuana, hallucinogenic plants, and stimulants for years, substances were criminalized due to cultural perceptions. Marijuana prohibition in canada: narcotics act, 1908, opium criminalized, marijuana criminalized 1923, recommended decriminalizing possession of marijuana, ledain commission, 1971, decriminalization legalization, medical marijuana, 2001. Increased tax revenue: crime tariffs, reduce court backlog, remove stigma of criminal record, reorient police resources, follow changing moral values. Increased cost for casual user: potential for increases in impaired driving (cid:498)gateway drug(cid:499) 1: tensions with the us, concerns with un treaties. Prostitution incidence: difficult to measure, typically unreported, public order crime victimless, dependant on police enforcement, often not consistently enforced. Arguments for legalization: safety and regulation, current laws place sex workers at risk, government could earn tax revenue, takes money off the black market, consensual activity between two adults.