CC102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Visible Minority, New Media, Domestic Violence
Document Summary
Chapter 3 crimes, victims and the community. The # of incidents known to the police expressed in terms of the # of people in the population (criminal incidents / total population) x 100,000 (to get per 100,000 people) Northwest territories has the highest crime rates, ontario has the least. The difference between how much crime occurs and how much crime is reported to or discovered by the police. High rates of crime and victimization, and overrepresentation of aboriginal people in all stages of the cjs. Particularly acute north of 60, where crime rates are 5x higher than for canada as a whole. Prevalence: over of canadians report victimization, highest in western canada. Reporting: high rates of non-reporting, only 1/3 reported to police, majority of sex assaults (88%) not reported. Demographic: majority of victims under age 30, males 18-24 most likely victims of violence, single women more likely victims of violence than married women.
