CRM 1301 Study Guide - Winter 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Zygomatic Bone, Xeer, World War I
12 Oct 2018
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Fall 2018
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AUTHOR’S NOTE: These are solely lecture notes. There is nothing from the readings in this Google
document because I rewrite all my notes by hand, so if you have questions please email me
(njahr038@uottawa.ca).
INTRODUCTION TO THEORY (Jan. 11th)
➢ Crime is increasing: false
However, many people believe that the crime rate is increasing
Fear of crime stems from media portrayal and tough-on-crime policies (ie. political
campaigns)
Crime rate has been declining during the past few decades
➢ Most people are victimized by strangers: false
The majority of crimes are committed by family members and people they know
An exception to this is serial killers, who typically choose victims they do not know
with candy. This is why many people believe that most crimes are committed by
strangers
➢ People over 65 are most likely to be the victims of crime: false
People 65+ are the least likely to be victims of crime
Their fear of crime is the highest
Group with the highest victimization rate: young men (18-24)
➢ Poor people are much more likely to commit crime than middle-class people: false
Poor people are more likely to be caught or to be surveilled. Those of upper-classes do it
behind closed doors/are at less a risk of being caught
Types of crime vary. Society focuses on conventional street crime (more often committed
by lower-classes) rather than suit crime/corporate or white collar crime (more often
committed by higher-classes
Poor people cannot afford good legal representation or bail
➢ Violent crime inflicts the most harm on people in society: false
Media portrays violent crime as being on the rise; society believes that violent crime is
the most problematic crime
White-collar or corporate crime is just as frequent and often more harmful to the masses
Canadians are 18x more likely to die of a workplace incident than of murder
Workplace accidents are rated no. 3 in terms of death
IF SOMEONE ENGAGES IN CRIME, ARE THEY A BAD PERSON?
➢ Depends on the type of crime (jaywalking vs. murder)
➢ Some crimes are committed out of necessity
➢ Definitions are fluid and changing; definitions are not static (ie. upcoming marijuana law
changes)
➢ Crime and deviance is relative to:
Time:
Homosexuality was illegal until 1969 (punishable up to 14 years in prison).
Deemed to be a mental illness until 1974
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It was legal for a man to rape his wife until 1983
Place:
Something that is criminalized in another country may be legal here. Something
that is illegal here may be legal in another country.
Marijuana here vs. marijuana in Colorado
Gum here vs. gum ban in Singapore
Gun laws here vs. gun laws in the USA
Drinking laws in Ottawa/Ontario vs. drinking laws in Gatineau/Quebec
Ottawa: illegal to eat ice cream on Banks street on Sunday
Water skiing after sunset is illegal
Challenging people to duels is illegal
Kansas: illegal to wash false teeth in a drinking fountain
Indonesia: masturbation is punishable by decapitation
Scotland: it is illegal to be intoxicated and be in possession of the law
Alaska: Animals are not exempt from laws. Moose cannot have sex on the sidewalks
THEORIES ABOUT COLUMBINE
➢ They were alienated and bullied. Revenge on those who targeted them
➢ They were depressed, had a personality disorder, had a mental illness
➢
➢ To prove a point about the social hierarchy in school (targeted the popular groups)
➢ They had easy access to weapons (they could do it, so they did do it)
➢ They played violent video games
➢ They listened to Marilyn Manson/that genre of dark music
➢ Factors contributing to crime:
Criminal environment (ie. mom steals, dad does drugs, brother has murdered, etc.)
Reward outweighs the risk/consequence of committing the crime
Projecting abuse (being raised in an abusive household and then repeating the cycle)
Peer-pressure/group influence
Poverty
Mental-illness
Accessibility to weapons
Lack of education/opportunity
WHAT IS THEORY?
➢ Theory is a particular way of looking at something
➢ Different theories = different ways of looking at things
➢ Theories explain how two or more events are related to each other as well as the conditions under
which that relationship takes place
WHY DO WE HAVE CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORIES?
➢ In order to predict and prevent
➢ In order to understand/find answers
➢ We like to have explanations for things, and become easy when there is no clear answer as to
why, for example, someone would commit a heinous crime
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Document Summary
Fall 2018 ( ) dominos handtossed pizza is garbage don"t support this capitalist establishment [ There is nothing from the readings in this google. I would suggest doing them, but tbh y"all do you boo. I won"t be checking this document because i rewrite all my notes by hand, so if you have questions please email me (njahr038@uottawa. ca). However, many people believe that the crime rate is increasing. Fear of crime stems from media portrayal and tough-on-crime policies (ie. political campaigns) Crime rate has been declining during the past few decades. Most people are victimized by strangers: false. The majority of crimes are committed by family members and people they know. An exception to this is serial killers, who typically choose victims they do not know. Parents/people teach us stranger danger, or to fear the boogie man/man in the white van with candy. This is why many people believe that most crimes are committed by strangers.
