SOC229 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Serial Crime
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Concepts (main) 8, choose 6 (8 lines max, point form acceptable), don"t be vague. *no specific statistics, ie in 1982 40% of robbers did ________. *statistics won"t be from textbook if there"s any present. *if there is stats, it will be major; ie 1/3 of robbers influence by media. Young offenders rationality is partial and limited (inexperienced) Older offenders rationality is more objective; temporal perspective is more objective (time is finite) From subjective perspective (subjective elements make up rational choice) we can explain why one robs and continues to rob. Describe and analyze the 3 types of bank robbery based on m. o. Explain key choices that bank robbers make related to weapons, getaway, and partners; and. Explain why bank robbers seldom exchange their m. o from one crime to the next. Refers to a method of operation employed by criminals to facilitate their offence.
