HIST 3850 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Guide: Sharecropping, Lucan Biddulph, Postpartum Depression
1 Dec 2016
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Most victims killed by someone that they know. Most murderers are men, but victims are equally split between men + women. Murder is entertaining- there is more murder on television than on streets. Regina and saskatchewan are most dangerous; toronto is one of the least. Murder rates decreasing since 1975 has not been this low since 1966. The law must be concrete and stable, but also flexible adapting to the current times. Not in canada, but many states in the us still use the death penalty. Sometimes killing someone is not murder- it depends on circumstances. A person commits homicide when directly or indirectly, by any means, he causes the death of a human being criminal code of canada, section 222. Governing laws and regulations on acts that are so inappropriate. Statutory law (criminal law is statutory law) The common-law; looking back on past incidents and coming to a similar conclusion for equality purposes.
