Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc Chapter 11 Crimes Against Public Order I see there is a people risen and come up that I cannot win either with gifts, honors, offices or places… Oliver Cromwell ( )

Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc Learning Objectives Recognize the relationship between law and morality. Be familiar with the various types of public order offences. Be familiar with the characteristics and nature of public order offences such as gambling, prostitution, pornography, and substance abuse. Have an awareness of the implications of public order offences on society. Appreciate the difficulty in regulating public order offences.

Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc Are these crimes victimless? Relative and evolutive concept Consensus vs. conflict perspective Law and Morality Whos doing the deciding? the ruling morality Are church & state separate? Homosexuality vs. lottery tickets or VLT

Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc Gambling Sec Role of tolerance and morality Catch-22 – revenue increase but more addiction & treatment costs Trends: Who benefits from the legalization (e.g., Atlantic provinces, First Nations reserves) Males, late 30s, employed, less than college education

Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc Parenting issues Impulsive disorder Learned behaviour Causes

Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc Prostitution Sec Technically legal Badgley Report and Fraser Report Trends: Social outcasts = women, drug habits, poverty, abuse history, low self-esteem…. Socially ignored = men, buyers, abuse history, economics, balance of power…. Economics as the driving force and/or drugs as the pimp Barriers to exit – housing & economics

Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc Types of Prostitution Streetwalkers Bar & Massage- Parlours House prostitutes Call girls & Escorts Male prostitutes - gameboy(s) study in AB and BC Causes the same? Legalisation the same effects?

Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc Prostitution Does legalisation make it better? Make violence go away? What keeps prostitution going? The oldest profession – CAUSES/WHY? Biology to feminist interpretations Socio-psychological Functionalism and economic gain Among Canadians no consensus

Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc Pornography As Justice Stewart said in Jacobellis v. Ohio (1994), a case dealing with hard-core pornography, I can't define it, but I know it when I see it.

Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc What is it? Plato once asked…. what is the proper role or function of art. porno =prostitute & graphen =to write Obscenity derived from Latin for filth How to decide? Who decides? Playboy vs. Playgirl Chic vs. Swank Stone Angel vs. MTV

Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc Pornography and the Law Sec Anti-culture, anti-conscience, anti-God, anti-family? Literature vs. feminists and fundamentalist groups Facilitate expressions of violence?

Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc Substance Abuse: A Brief History Since the dawning of time most societies have used mind/mood altering substances Downfall of the Roman Empire? Varying degrees of being socially acceptable until… Late 1800s and regulations

Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc Drugs and the Law Weekend binge vs. overuse or physical and/or psychological dependency The Controlled Drugs and Substance Act st cannabis café Hemp stores… what is the trend

Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc Characteristics and Trends Alcohol socially accepted vs. others? Young males; with higher incomes; college drinking Health Canadas normal rate of consumption = 14 drinks/week (Scurr, AADAC, October 2004) Alcohol consumption down but most problem drug for adults according to AADAC 75% Canadians support prevention programs Link between substance abuse and violent crime high

Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc What does it do for ya? Hypocrisy? Smoking and drinking by adults vs. their childrens behaviour Psychological and psychiatric effects well documented False sense of well-being Illicit Drugs CNS: stimulants, depressants & hallucinogens

Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc Explaining Addiction No one theory able to address ALL factors Biology? Psychology? Sociology? Need to distinguish between: Factors that contribute Factors causing to maintain Reasons for relapse

Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc Is it a Moral Issue? Tobacco…. First Nations consider its use sacred in rituals (relative) Vitamins vs. drugs Right to choose Values and beliefs constantly changing

Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education Canada Inc Summary Public order offences an age-old problem Is behaviour a matter of free will or (soft) determinism? Public order a form of victimless crimes? Athenians: Do it but just dont get caught… prepared to face the consequences? Where do we draw the lines of social control vs. personal rights?