SOC307H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Disorganization Theory, Psychopathy, High Crime
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Forty questions (multiple choice and true/false items; no short answer essay questions: lectures on victimization surveys (correlates of age, gender, income, race, and place of residence) Canadian urban victimization surveys were first conducted by the solicitor general in 1982: only major cities were included in the survey (toronto, montreal, vancouver, calgary, about 700,000 personal victimizations reported and more than 900,00 household victimizations . Victims often claim (60%) that they did not report an offence to the police because the incident was not important . Skogan notes that in contrast, serious violent crimes including armed robbery and level 3 assaults (aggravated assault) are less likely to be reported to the police than many property crimes. Fear of retaliation or revenge is a factor for some victims being unwilling to report an offence to the police (about 7%) About 1/5 of victims say they did not report an offence because they believed that the police could not do anything about it.
