CC100 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Criminal Justice, Canada, White-Collar Crime

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Laws we have aren"t necessarily reflective of people who obey them. Crime is not a hard and fast concept change. Crime: refers to a socially constructed concept defining certain behaviours as requiring formal control and social intervention. Indictable offence: serious offence such as assault, theft over , robbery (with or without firearm), or murder (life sentence at most) Summary offence: less serious offence, such as theft under , impersonating a police officer, or taking a motor vehicle without consent (2 years at most) Conventional crime: illegal activity committed by individuals or small groups, involving some degree of direct or indirect contact (e. g. robbery, vehicle theft, break and enter) Non - conventional crime: illegal activity that may or may not be associated with crime and that may not be pursued by the criminal justice system (e. g. organized crime, political crime, cybercrime)

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