Sociology 2266A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sex Club, Pierre Trudeau, Group Conflict
30 Oct 2017
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What is criminology: criminology is an interdisciplinary profession built around the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior, including their form, causes, legal aspects, prevention, and control. This approach yields the moral high ground to powerful individuals who are able to influence the making of laws and the imposition of criminal definitions on lawbreakers. Insistence that the nature of crime cannot be separated from the nature of law, as the one explicitly defines the other. Case against sex clubs in montreal (people engaging in group or individual sex) Owner charged with running a common body" house, which is basically prostitution. Supreme court ruled that this is not a common body house, and people should have the right to go to the club. Theoretical criminology: theory interrelated propositions that attempts to describe, explain, and ultimately control some class of events. Research based on scientific inquiry that is designed and carried out with practical application in mind.
