CRIM 1125 Lecture : crim 101 the lives of a criminal and the events.docx
Document Summary
How do we know what we know? and what we know any good. Not necessarily the most efficient manner to research crime. Criminals spend a lot of their time doing same things as no criminals. If researchers succeed in observing criminal behavior what do they do. Researchers may end up being victims themselves if they hang out in high crime areas. What happens if they are seen by the offenders to be observing their criminal behavior. Issues of informed consent (if u tell the subjects what. Your going to do they may refuse or alter their. If you encourage subjects to break the law you may be breaking the law yourself. Wide variations in reporting practices across the country. Professionalism and degree of organization of particular police department may be a factor. Canada"s policy on collection of race crime information. Describes attrition rate as reported crimes make their way through the criminal justice system.
