CRIM 1410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hot-Wiring, Labeling Theory, Political Crime
30 Jul 2018
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Deviant behavior: behavior outside of what society considering normal (speeding) Crime: crime that violates the criminal law, and not all deviance is criminal activity. Mala prohibita and mala in se: mala in se: crimes that everyone thinks are bad (murder, rape, robbery, mala prohibita: crimes that someone with power said were bad, but not everyone agrees (speeding, some drugs) What are violent crimes? (list: murder, rape, non-negligent manslaughter, robbery, arson. What are property crimes? (list: motor vehicle theft, burglary, vandalism, stolen property. What are the most and least common of these: most: property crimes and least: murder or non-negligent manslaughter. It (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:373)easure relatio(cid:374)ship (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) (cid:448)i(cid:272)ti(cid:373) a(cid:374)d offe(cid:374)der. Srs who reports: what data, criminal offenses at an incident level, difference from ucr, more detailed account of incidents rather than summary-based reporting system. Limitations of official data: reported crimes, and arrest data.
