Sociology 2140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Restorative Justice, Labeling Theory, Liberal Feminism

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2140
• Professor: Helene Cummins

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Statistics only reflect crimes that are reported to law enforcement agencies or that police officers see occur. Decrease in crime from the 90s is due to increasing job opportunities and an aging population (older people are less likely to commit crimes) Conducts victimization studies because not all crimes are reported. Main reason for not reporting crimes: people do(cid:374)"t (cid:271)elie(cid:448)e the(cid:455) are serious e(cid:374)ough to (cid:271)e reported. Pro(cid:271)le(cid:373): it"s (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) re(cid:272)all a(cid:374)d people are(cid:374)"t al(cid:449)a(cid:455)s truthful. Published through the canadian center for statistics. Do(cid:374)"t report drug, traffic offenses, organized crime, workplace crime, bribery. Includes homicide, assault, sexual assault, breaking and entering, robberies, theft. Gss (general social survey) limitations: responses are based on recall, people do(cid:374)"t al(cid:449)a(cid:455)s re(cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)er (cid:272)ri(cid:373)es, respondents may not be truthful, surveys focus on theft and assault, not white collar crimes. Crime behavior that violates the criminal law and is punishable by fine, jail term, or other negative sanctions.