CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Security Alarm, Squeegee Man, Guard Dog
17 Feb 2014
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Household victimization n includes break and enter, theft of household property, automobile theft, etc. n 63% of all reported losses were less than per incident. n 42% were less than after victims received compensation from insurance company. Theft of personal property n having credit cards, money or jewellery stolen while in shopping malls, commercial buildings, etc. n 42% involved out-of-pocket expenses of less than a hundred dollars. Rough estimates n annual cost of crime in canada estimated to be around %57 billion. n billion attributed primarily to health issues, lost wages, and insurance settlements. n billion spent on operation of the criminal justice system. Figures do not include expenditures on private security, burglar alarm systems, or other theft prevention devices. If figures from gss used (rather than figures from ucr), the total annual cost of pain and suffering for all types of crime would be over billion (not including direct economic losses, insurance costs).
