[SOC225] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (41 pages long!)
1 Dec 2016
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The word (cid:858)(cid:272)ri(cid:373)e" is deri(cid:448)ed fro(cid:373) the lati(cid:374) word (cid:858)(cid:272)ri(cid:373)e(cid:374)" whi(cid:272)h (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s a(cid:272)(cid:272)usatio(cid:374). A crime consists of a prohibition against certain conduct and a penal sanction (such as imprisonment or a fine) A(cid:272)ts defi(cid:374)ed as (cid:272)ri(cid:373)es are stipulated i(cid:374) the (cid:862)(cid:272)ri(cid:373)i(cid:374)al law(cid:863) Indictable offences: murder, kidnapping, terrorism, drug trafficking, robbery, etc. most serious, harshest punishments (high fines, long prison sentences) involve the presence of an instrument of aggression and violence. Summary conviction offences: possession of marijuana under 30 grams, soliciting a prostitute, patronizing a brothel, etc. administrative the act is enough to convict someone intentions are irrelevant. Mixed or hybrid offences: may be tried as any of the two categories above. They include assault, sexual assault, assault causing bodily harm, assault with a weapon, theft under k, fraud under k, etc. the likelihood of picking between the two depends on repeat offenders, the seriousness or brutality of the crime.
