Why would these social scientists be interested in this crime?
For this activity, you will be asked to analyse a crime that has taken place in Ontario in the last three years where an individual(s) has been convicted and faces a specific consequence for her or his actions.In other words, it needs to be a crime that has made its way through the legal system as opposed to a pending case. It can be any type of crime.CAUTION: Please be aware that certain search strings may return content that is not suitable for a school task. These crimes should not be used for the purposes of this assignment. If in doubt, contact your teacher.Share the following information regarding the crime that you have researched in the form of a news report. This could be a written (newspaper) news report, an audio (radio) news report, or a video (television/Internet) news report.An explanation of the crime should include the following:who ( victim/s);where;when;what (description of crime); andwhy (this might be complicated or impossible to answer through research but should be included if possible).Which category do you believe this crime would fit into (crimes against a person, property, or victimless crimes)? Explain your answer.Using the social sciences lenses in Unit 1, Lesson 1, view this crime through the eyes of one of these disciplines. Why would these social scientists be interested in this crime? What questions might they ask to better understand the situation?Using the social change theories in Unit 2, Lesson 4 , examine this crime through the application of one of these theories.Do you believe that this crime demonstrates deviant behavior? Explain.Do you believe that the consequence assigned was appropriate to the crime?Will this consequence deter similar crimes in the future?What consequence would be necessary to ensure that this crime never occurred again in your opinion?Recall the situation you selected. Is there anything about this situation that would NOT constitute criminal activity? Did this incident cause any lasting social change? Could/should it have?
