[CRM 306] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (124 pages long!)

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 306
• Professor: Jane B.Sprott

Document Summary

Prior to 18th century, crime was a sin and the work of the devil. Crime was the product of rational choice and free will. Led to the philosophy of deterrence through rational punishment during the. Backwards: looking at the offence that happened and looking to hold the offender accountable for that (retribution & annunciation) Trying to look at how responsible the offender was, what was the thought at. Denunciation: an expression of the (cid:498)wrongness(cid:499) of the act. Sometimes judges will give community hours cause of that because it(cid:495)s a. Denunciation: wrongness of the act and attaching a response. Charged and ended up being convicted of second degree murder (life wrong offence and a small amount of prison time offence was) sentence forever under correctional supervision) Carried a life sentence with a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison. Crown appealed and jury decision was reversed so he had to spend his 10 years (they only wanted him to spend one)