CRM/LAW C106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Homicide, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Criminology, Law and Society
• Course: CRM/LAW C106
• Professor: Michael Gottfredson

Document Summary

When looking at the trend in crime in the us since 1970. The image one gets depends on whether ucr or ncvs data are examined. The image on egets depend on whether violence or property crime is the focus. Image one gets depends on gender and race or ethnicity. It depends on area of the country. Huge probability of crimes: violent vs property. When it comes to trends in crime in the us, the image one gets depend on what time period is examined: true. Police are most important decision maker in creation of crime data. Most victims of serious crime identified in surveys report the event to police. Too many refuse to answer the question to make valid indicators of crime. People believe that most criminal acts they report to interviewer are not very serious. Most victimization reports are not reported whereas more serious one may be more likely to be reported. People don"t want to be be bothered.