CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Control Theory, Organized Crime, Pawnbroker
15 Jun 2014
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> store clerk vs office worker: victimization is higher among certain professions pg 323. Work place crime: criminal events that emerge through relations formed by labour force participation in the context of legitimate or illegitimate economies. Precursors: violent incidents are most likely to occur in a commercial establishment or public setting. The public setting in these incidents is also often the victims" workplace. Schools: service the population at highest risk of offending and victimization, require compulsory attendance. When a job : routinely involves face to face, unrestricted contact with many people. Involves handling money involves overnight travel between worksites. Transaction: violence in the workplace most commonly occurs as a result of conflicts between employees and customers, recent research is focused on school violence and cyberbullying, school crime may better reported due to mandatory reporting rules. Aftermath: however, like other domains, the workplace may discourage reporting. > many workplaces have alternative means of dealing with crime.
