CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Travis Hirschi, Bad Hindelang, Victimology

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 101
• Professor: Barry Cartwright

Document Summary

Rising crime rates: also, a time when crime rates were rising dramatically, and when victims were demanding the government take action to protect them. Introduced in 1978, by hindelang gottfedson and gorofalo: same gottfredson who co-authored a general theory of crime with travis hirschi. Supporting evidence cont: rates of violent victimization much higher for individuals who are single or separated or divorced, and who engaged more frequently in evening activities outside of the home. Working on the chain gang: husbands, wives and teenagers working, traveling to and from work, leaving home and personal effects unprotected. Reading, riting and rithmetic: more people going to schools, more schools to go to, more time spent in schools. Economic prosperity: with people getting richer the opportunity increased. E. g. , security system, gated community, security guard, more people home where as people in middle class are working situational crime prevention.