SOC 1500- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 24 pages long!)

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Soc*1500 week 2 lecture: understanding crime & victimization. Scientific study of crime and criminal behavior. Study of social control and agencies involved with those suspected or charged with criminal offences. Changes in one system affect the other branches as well will know the enforce them. If a change happens in the courts, but isn"t publicized to the other systems, no one. Cost of housing male inmate in max: (cid:883)(cid:882)(cid:882),(cid:882)(cid:882)(cid:882)/year female is even higher. The more we (cid:498)crack down on crime(cid:499) the more it costs. Push to reduce (cid:498)mandatory minimum sentences(cid:499) (feminine hygiene products, checkups, pregnancies?) Community: 29,537 (cid:498) research shows canadians also see the courts as too slow to deliver justices, and judges as handing out sentences that are too lenient. Set rules for things that are admissible as evidence. Crime rate = (number of reported crimes) x rate. Official statistics are not accurate for the crimes being committed, always other factors.

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