Sociology 2266A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Property Crime, Hate Crime, Scientific Method
1 Feb 2017
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Criminology is the body of knowledge regarding crime as a social phenomenon. Sociology 2266a: midterm: making laws, breaking laws, reacting to the breaking of laws crime, is racial profiling a real thing) Crime = an act with a subsequent punishment. Laws exist in canada that do not exist elsewhere (cid:523)marijuana laws, homosexuality (cid:524) Criminology in the most simplistic of terms means (cid:498)the study of crime(cid:499) Crime is a social construction except for universally wrong behaviour (rape, murder, etc. ) Moors knowing not to commit a crime, the expectations of what not to do (ie. theft, incest, murder, etc. ) Scientific method is utilized in studying criminology: objective research methods, also use content analysis, surveys, historical analysis, experimental designs, and so on, you must use reliable scientific evidence. Interdisciplinary it involves two or more academic fields: other disciplines involved in criminology: sociology, psychology, law, women(cid:495)s studies, politics, economics, Criminology vs. deviance: acts that go outside the norm, not always criminal (tattoos and piercings)
