CRM 202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Market Manipulation, Massage Parlor, The Corrections
24 Feb 2021
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. 5 billion per year in personal property claims. Auto theft accounts for 13 percent of property crime (insurance board of canada) Also, loss of productivity, medical costs, insurance premiums, security/surveillance costs. Does not include costs of white-collar crime, e. g. , tax evasion, stock market manipulation. Loss of property, productivity, potential: physical injury, re-victimization by justice system, stress and anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicide, mental health problems, homelessness. Perception of risk: media focus on sensational crime, most murders are committed by someone known to the victim, on television, the murders most likely to be reported are random acts. Cycle of violence: the phenomenon of child victims of abuse becoming adult criminals due to their early abusive experiences. The cycle of violence hypothesis is supported by research showing that young males are more likely to engage in violent behaviour if they were (1) the target of physical abuse, and (2) exposed to inter-adult violence.
