Wednesday, September 23. 2020

Today's classes are: 

9:15 - 11:50 A Block Criminology

12:30 - 3:05  D Block Social and Environmental Sciences

A Block Criminology - Today we will focus on the impact that crime has on victims. We'll try to examine the impacts of crime on victims (both short and long term)

I'll go over some notes with you on this and we'll try to understand how violence and violent crime (out next topic in the course) is a traumatic event that impacts human lives. I'd like you to read through the "Nature of Victimization" on pages 53-5 and 57-58  and "Theories of Victimization" dealing with Victim Precipitation, Lifestyle, and Routine Activities on pages 59-62 in the CRIM text. After discussing these sections your job will be to complete the following:

1. Briefly outline and explain the patterns we've identified in victimization (social ecology, household, personal characteristics and repeat victimization)
2. Explain and compare the three theories of crime victimization.

For more on victim assistance see:
BC Ministry of Justice Victims and Witnesses of Crime and Violence
Victim Link BC
National Office for Victims
Victim Services Corrections Canada
Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime

There is a good CBC article here on the costs associated with victims of violent crime.

Now that you know about trends in crime, victimology and what violence is in relation to age, gender and class...

Do you think that school is one of the most dangerous places for young people in society today?

Broaden your scope a little and do not necessarily focus on Vanier for this question. Think about other Canadian, British Columbian or Comox Valley high schools and generalize your response a bit. Don't forget that you'll need to find a story to back up your point of view here (either one about how little crime exists in schools or one that demonstrates that schools are somewhat dangerous places). More info to help:


RCMP: School Violence
Stats Can Youth Offending in Canada

More than 1 in 7 girls say they were sexually assaulted by another student 

'They're not taking it seriously': Under-reporting of student violence persists

'I thought he was dead': CBC survey reveals 4 in 10 boys are physically assaulted at school

Youth Crime In Canada which states:

• In 2006, 1 in 10 youth crimes were committed on school property
• Crimes at school include bullying and violence
• Assaults are particularly common representing about 30% of all violations committed by youth on school property. Uttering threats constituted another 8%
• Nearly 20% of crimes committed at school were drug offences, whereas 5% of youth crimes committed elsewhere were drug-related. Youth drug offences taking place on school grounds usually involved the possession (78%) or trafficking of cannabis (10%)

D Block Social and Environmental Sciences - Today we are off the Courtenay and District Fish & Game Protective Association facilities for the afternoon. There will be work from Benton to look at this afternoon and you may work on your questions through the lens of the multiple users of Comox Lake.

Comox Lake supplies the Comox Valley Regional District with its main source of drinking water. Comox Lake is very large with a surface area of 2100 hectares, a maximum depth of 110 meters in the central basin and a mean depth of 61 meters. The east basin is approximately 35 meters deep at its deepest point. The lake normally stratifies in the summer – that is, the upper layers of water warm up and are kept separate from the lower layers due to a difference in density. The depth of stratification varies by year with the thermocline generally between 10 and 30 meters. Due to the size of the lake and the snow and glacial melt waters that supply summer flows, the water temperatures in the deep water are generally cold (5 – 6 °C). The upper layers (epilimnion) can get very warm (20.9°C)19. This can increase bacterial and parasite survival rates. So multiple users means multiple lenses/perspectives...hmmm maybe even Environmental Value Systems?