CRIM 210 Study Guide - Final Guide: Labeling Theory, Control Theory, Social Class
27 Nov 2020
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Chapter 3 p. 72-117 - the facts of youth crime. Concept: a general or abstract term that refers to a class or group of more speci c terms )eg. crime refers to any number of speci c behaviours) Social-control agencies: usually government agencies mandated to perform various functions in the justice system, such as police, courts, and correctional institutions. Field research: a method in which research is conducted outside of a laboratory, in the setting where the behaviour of interest is occurring. Aggregated: statistics on crime and other social behaviour are deemed aggregated when they are grouped into categories that make it impossible to match individuals on other characteristics. Crime index: a statistics canada categorization scheme for classifying police crime statistics as property, violent and other index crimes. Crime severity index: csi, an index that assigns a weight to each offence based on the seriousness of the average sentence for that offence and the proportion of prison sentences.
