CRM 1301 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Canada, Torture, God

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 1301
• Professor: Michael Kempa

Document Summary

Crime is increasing: false, crime has been decreasing for the past few decades; however, many don"t believe that what is happening in society reflects a decreasing crime rate because of the media. Poor people are much more likely to commit crime than middle-class people: false, people of all social classes lower, middle, upper commit crimes. We are aware of this because of self-report surveys: individuals of the lower class are more likely to be caught or charged because individuals in lower classes are more visible to the police/correctional system. An individual of a lower class will smoke weed in a park or on the streets downtown; making them more vulnerable to conviction. Individuals of middle and higher class will smoke weed in their basements; secluding them from the public eye, minimizing their chances of conviction: individuals from different economic statuses will commit different types of crimes.