SOC 3750 Lecture Notes - False Arrest, Ecological Fallacy, Legal Advice
10 Apr 2013
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Movement to focus on at risk youth for victims and potential offenders: male b/w 15 & 24, urban setting, from a poor neighbourhood, black. Skills building, more policing in the area b/c more prone: urban, inner city, high popn mobility, lower ses, strong predictor of delinquency single parents and lack of supervision (linked to lower income) External demands: police data used in other areas so must be accurate. Edu: directly related to them being knowledge workers. Example (offence report data, 64-91: 60s annual basis data compiled and entered into spreadsheets. Increased time filing out reports b/c demand for more data. Information: gather info, interact w ppl, observe, get info on a particular place, get sense of if ppl or circumstances are risky, know when and when not to be suspicious. Demand: pressure on police to collect as much data as they can (and accurate) Data: bad data in bad profiles out, not mirror.
