CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Guard Dog, General Social Survey, Victimology
21 Nov 2017
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Researching crime: direct observation in natural settings, ethnographic research, experimental observations, police reports, victimization surveys, self-report surveys. Direct observation: not necessarily the most efficient way to study crime, criminal events occur with relative infrequency, criminals spend a lot of their time doing same things as non-criminals. The secret lives of criminals: criminal behaviour tends to be secretive in nature, criminals go out of their way to avoid observation or detection, however, if conducted successfully, ethnographic researchers may learn in- depth information. Police less likely to write an official report if: situation can be dealt with through a warning, confiscation or illicit goods, there is a close relationship between the victim and perpetrator, ex. Police more likely to write an official report if: victim is higher social status; deferential toward police, police are engaged in anti-crime campaign or order maintenance crackdown.
