SOC209H5 Chapter Notes -Karla Homolka, Robert Pickton, Paul Bernardo
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Article one: chapter one: introduction to criminology by: kramer. Representing crime and criminals: karla homolka, paul bernardo, and. Crime can by defined from either formal or normative perspective. Formally, crime is a culpable action or omission prohibited by law and punished by the state, it is a crime because the law defines it that way. Normatively, it views crime as conduct that violates cultural norms. Government responds with sanctions, when the norms violations are more serious, the gov"t responds by punishing those who are guilty of committing a crime. The established liberal philosophical ideal that crime and unwanted behaviour is that which causes harm assumes a societal consensus on the kinds of behaviour that cause harm; can be applied to an individual or societal context. The history of criminalization: definitions of crime were imported into the first criminal code adopted from the english draft code, however there were also other rules added in connection colonizing of the aboriginal peoples.
