Crm1300 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Human Rights - Answer the minimum conditions required for a person to live a dignified life. Among the rights set out by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are the -right to life, liberty, and security of the person -right to be free of torture and other forms of cruel and degrading punishment -right to equality before the law -right to the basic necessities of life

what is the fear of crime as costly as? - Answer the fear of crime may be as costly as crime itself TV program time stats - Answer 1/3 of all tv program time in the us is devoted to crime or law enforcement shows with a concentration at prime time. % of all tv programs contain violence, 90% of children's cartoons contain violence By the time children are 18 yrs old, they will have seen 200,000 acts of violence on tv including 40,000 murders.

Random error - Answer An error in data collection that occurs because of an intervening variable that could not have been foreseen. (p. 41) Rationalism - Answer The principle that some kinds of knowledge are innate and others can be acquired through reasoning, independent of experience. (p. 26)

Linden's 6 areas of criminology - Answer 1. Definitions of crime 2. Origins and roles of law 3. Social distribution of crime 4. Causation of crime 5. Patterns of behaviour 6. Social reactions to crime

Summary offences - Answer Criminal offences that are minor in nature and carry consequences much less severe (usually served in provincial facility for max. of 6mths and fine of $2k) Indictable offence - Answer Very serious criminal offence Specific intent - Answer Accused had intent to produce further/additional consequence

harge screening and disclosure - Answer screening occurs when the prosecution receives a brief of the allegations brought forth (from police/individual). They screen each charge to determine if there is reasonable prospect to convict them and if it is in the public's interest to convict them Provincial court judges - Answer have 5-10 years of practice as a lawyer before applying. can apply or be nominated by colleagues. appointed based on character, substance abuse, financial problems.

What did Robert Pickton: - Answer Raped, assaulted and murdered 49 women What are laws enforced by? - Answer By punishment Laws are administered by who? - Answer The state T/f Crime is a social phenomenon - Answer true

CRM1300 Exam Study Guide Terms and Questions with 100% Correct Solutions social harm - Answer according to Edwin Sutherland, any illegalities that cause these should be studied by criminologists, whether or not they are defined by criminal law as such social problem - Answer a social condition that is perceived as having harmful effects; opinions about whether a condition is this vary among groups and depend on how and by whom the condition is defined and perceived in society

Official Functions of Criminal Law - Answer Social Control Discouraging Revenge Expressing public opinion/morality Deterring Criminal behaviour (General/Specific deterrence) 3 Types of Law - Answer Civil/Tort Administrative Crimina

Two components of production - Answer - productive forces, which include technology, energy sources, and material resources; and - relations of production, which exist among the people producing goods and services. Willem Bonger - Answer Helped apply social conflict theory to crime. The law serves only the ruling class and their interests.