CRIM 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Stranger Danger, Crime Prevention, Cyberbullying

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 131
• Professor: Sarah Yercich

Document Summary

Distorted picture of crime & cjs: atypical cases, violence, stranger-perpetrated (stranger danger!!!!, bizarre, deserving vs. undeserving victims, lenient sentences. Disproportionate fear of crime: elderly, women, children, strangers. Decreased public support for police & courts. Current cjs: reactive, cjs actors respond to crime. Proactive system: crime prevention, development of effective intervention strategies, community involvement, problem-solving approach, community - specific issues, another option: multi-system approach. # criminal incidents reported to police / population. Crime severity index: only the most severe crime is reported (1, dark figure of crime. Crime rate per base = (number of incidents/ relevant population size) x base (100, 000) Severity of police - reported crime: population of 15-24 year olds, crime rates in ontario. Describe nature/extent of crime: crime prevention policies. Provide empirical data (support: development of theory. Assist in evaluation: social policies, programs. Uniform crime reporting (ucr: police data. Victimization surveys: phone, mail, lie, opt out, accurate?!