SOC 2700 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Routine Activity Theory, Immanuel Kant, Actus Reus

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2700
• Professor: Reza Barmaki

Document Summary

Criminology- the study of the causes of crime: wrongdoing- crime (break the criminal code) crime exists where rules exist. Sociology: deviance- breaking the social norms/rules (move from area of deviance to crime) Psychology: abnormality/ disorder: suffer from a mental disorder/ abnormal behaviour. Religion: sin- when you break particular rules (god) Social conditions determine forms of law and legal system: criminology. Criminal justice system- we do believe that those who harm others deserve to be punished in return, innocent is not punished. Victimology- under certain conditions you are more likely to be victims of crime: four elements of crime. Which one of the following is a sociological perspective or theory (example)**** test. Positivism: (when you use chart to explain crime) Systemic observation (forensic criminology)- follow certain steps. Cause/effect theory (accurately say what is the cause of something) Demonology (grandfather of modern criminology- created by priests) Swift, certain, proportionate: rational choice theories of crime, rational choice theory.