Sociology 2266A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Victim Support, United Nations General Assembly Resolution, United Nations General Assembly
9 Dec 2013
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Victimology, victim services and victim rights in canada. Role of victim is limited to calling the police, collaboration with police investigation and acting as witness in court. Victims of crime = orphans of cjs, orphans of criminology. A snapshot of victimization in canada (box 7. 1) Fewer than 1/3 call the police to report crime. Less than 3% will see offenders convicted. Police services cost 400 mill out of local taxes. Police unlikely to inform victims of availability of services. Two main flaws found in data on crime from police: 1) victims do not report crime to police, 2) many reported crimes are not recorded by police. Canada only does intermittently over last 40 yrs. Stats canada only every 5 yrs (compared to annual basis of many countries: main source of data from general social survey (gss) Adult victims of violent crimes are young, male, aboriginal.
