SOCI-224 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Risk Aversion, Dangerous Offender, Risk Management
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Correlate is a relationship between two or more variables. The middle area of a bell curve is where most of the correlation is. Causation is anytime you have you must also have b. What is the probability that and individual will or will not engage in criminal behavior (the lower the correlation = less likely). Risk management, identify the risk and take those steps to reduce the risk. Elementary schools banning the use of unsupervised activity (playground equipment) because someone can get hurt. Several factors that may or may not be connected to crime: Is there a correlation between a persons age and criminal behavior (more likely, less likely or is it not a factor). This enables one to stop and think about the consequence. If that"s not present then it"s a spur of the moment action. As one gets older, the likely hood of getting involved in criminal behavior drops (maturational reform).
