Sociology 4442F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Belle Gunness, List Of Countries By Intentional Homicide Rate, Homicide
6 Nov 2016
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Criminal distractions (cheating on taxes, borrowing without permission, fraud, embezzlement etc. ) may be infrequent, usually non-violent and often easily rationalized. Our society defines real criminals as habitual offenders, including those who commit terrible crimes such as murder. Even those people do not even consider themselves criminals. Focus on socioeconomic standing, suggesting that poor people commit more crimes because they are stifled in their quest for financial or social success. Exception: female serial killers often kill their loves for financial gain (example: Belle gunness of indiana- advertised in newspapers for suitors then killed them once she gained their money) One structural theory that might work for sk is the perspective of urbanism-- murder rates tend to be highest in densely populated cities (detroit, miami, nyc, washington etc. ) Urban homicide rates associated with social disorder, alienation, drugs, fear, dissociation, poverty and broken homes. High density populations increase probability of victimization because of: impersonalization, frequent encounters with strangers.
