CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Victimology, Cadency, Bad Hindelang

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 101
• Professor: Barry Cartwright

Document Summary

**rising crime rates: also a time when crime rates were rising dramatically, and victims were demanding the government take action to protect them. Introduced in 1978 by hindelang, gottfredson, and garofalo: same gottfredson who co-authored a general theory of crime with travis hirsch who is associated with social bond theory. Supporting evidence cont: rates of violent victimization much higher for individuals who were single, separated, or divorced and who engaged more frequently in evening activities outside of the home. Working on the chain gang: husbands, wives, and teenagers working, traveling to and from work, leaving them in contact with offenders (bus, walking, leaving home and personal effects unprotected (nobody around the house) Reading, riting and rithmetic: more people going to school, more schools to go to, more time spent in school. Shop til you drop: people are spending more time out shopping and our in contact with valuable goods.