CRM 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, Homeless Shelter, Penology
16 Oct 2017
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Criminology: scientific study of crime and criminal behaviour. Criminal justice: study pf social control and agencies that are involved in the apprehension, prosecution, defence, sentencing, charged or convicted with criminal offences. Do share commonalities, study of legislation & law, study of crime patterns and trends and making and usage of the criminal law. The explanations of crime (rational choice, biological explanations) Specific types of criminal activity (violence, white collar crime, organized crime) The mandate and activities of the police, courts and corrections. Decision makers in justice system (police officers, crown counsel) De(cid:271)ate as to if (cid:272)ri(cid:373)i(cid:374)al justi(cid:272)e s(cid:455)ste(cid:373) is reall(cid:455) a (cid:858)s(cid:455)ste(cid:373)(cid:859) Factors that work against it being a system (1) the different mandates of criminal justice (2) lack of software/hardware from multiple databases from multiple agencies to communicate with one another. Agencies failure to share information can have a large effect on victims, offenders and community.
