SOC 1500 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Malum Prohibitum, Deterrence Theory, Official Statistics

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: Michelle Dumas

Document Summary

Objectivist approach consensus crimes, high agreeance on morals, causation, who/why/cause. Subjectivist approach labelling, act determined and then labelled, power create and enforce law, social reaction, what should and shouldn"t be considering criminal, conflict crimes. Due process justice, legal right of the accused. Role of prosecutor- burden of proof, prove accused is guilty, screen and disclosure. Role of defense attorney - prevent conviction of innocent, rehab. Entrapment undercover cop type deal mild deviance loitering, vandalism, anything against social norms medium deviance. Assault, breaking & entering, counterfeit, fraud severe deviance. Severe crimes, consensus crimes, very harmful, high agreeance of wrong behaviour. Conflict crimes, moderate, somewhat harmful, high disagreement of wrong behaviour. Social deviations, moderate, somewhat harmful, confusion of wrong behaviour. Social diversions, relatively harmless, mild, confusion or apathy of wrong behaviour. Cultural relativity different ways of defining crime across different cultures. Historical natures of behaviour and perception of behaviour changes over time. Gender some behaviour considered acceptable based on gender.