CRI205H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: World Health Organization, C. W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute, Violent City

• School: UTSG
• Department: Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
• Course: CRI205H1
• Professor: Beth Fischer

Document Summary

First to be shot within a school in toronto. Majority of canadians believe violent crime has increased significantly over the past decade. Most canadians think their neighborhood is relatively safe. Most think violent crime is not increasing in their own neighborhood. We fear what we do not know. Most think toronto is canada"s most dangerous, violent city. Most get their information about crime from the media. Uniform crime reports compiled monthly by canadian centre for crime statistics. Court data (good for documenting events taking place within their institutions) Why certain criminal law has been invoked. Police services voluntarily fill out crime data every time a crime is confirmed. Police are mandated to report only the most serious crime. Details: date, location, nature of offence, victim information. If many incidences, then only the most significant ones are recorded underreporting of crimes. Homocide data is most accurate, maybe some mislabelling (e. g. homocides are labelled as suicide, others not discovered)