CC100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Masculinity, Motor Vehicle Theft, Social Class
Document Summary
The nature and extent of crime chapter 3. Crime rates are affected by 5 factors: some crimes are report-sensitive (crimes are sensitive to victims reporting them. Media-sensitive (crime is sensitive to media attention youth crime, when covered in the media increases public concern, which increases reports to police which makes the news), and lastly real trends. Ucr (uniform crime report): the ucr is a collective census based on reports from police, which is the basis for criminological research. Revised in 1984: accused and victim characteristics and incident characteristics. Now also includes how and why offences occur by using incident-based data: provides data on specific factors, such as the location of the offence and the relationship between the victim and offender. 100,000 people, proving the relative likelihood of crime occurring. In addition to crime incidence and rate, police agencies report the total number of crimes that were cleared as well.
