[Sociology 2266A/B] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 16 pages long Study Guide!

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2266A/B
• Professor: Brenda Kobayashi

Document Summary

Week 4 measuring crime and criminal behaviour. Classification of crime: violent crime, property crime, crimes against the public order. Crimes against the public order is something we decided to outlaw, but has nothing really to do with morality: violent crime. Legislation focuses on the violent nature of the act. Criminal code of canada outlines three levels of sexual assault based on degree of violence. Involves threatened or actual use of force or violence. Culpable homicide: blame worthy you will be punished. Murder (first degree (murder that is planned, contracted, occurs when you are committing one of these offences and one of them dies, and second degree murder) Level 1 sexual assault: any form of sexual assault without their consent (max. Level 2 sexual assault: sexual assault with a weapon or threats to a third party or if it does cause bodily harm (max. 14 years)