SOCI 2450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Uniform Crime Reports, General Social Survey, Social Class

Crime dada is necessary to develop effective crime-prevention policies. Useful in determining the usefulness of a policy. Ex: whether or not young offender boot camps will reduce the amount of youth crime. Another example, the cpted is based on a theory that the proper design and effective use of a physical space can help reduce the incidence of crime in that area. This theory is based on crime data showing that crime occurs more often in areas where the opportunities for criminal activity are greatest. Center for justice statistics and consisting primarily of data on crimes reported to the police. : a summation of crime stats tallied annually by the canadian. : first conducted as the canadian urban victimization survey by statistics. Canada and then every 5 years as part of the general social survey. It provides data on surveyed households reporting that they had been affected by crime.