SOC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Uniform Crime Reports, Larceny, White-Collar Crime
Document Summary
Data about crime comes from the federal bureau of investigation (fbi) Data is distributed annually in the uniform crime reports. Basis for official reports about the extent of crim and its rise and fall over time. National crime victimization surveys: based on surveys that people fill out. *shows victim of crime is influenced by race, gender, and social class. Crime index: includes violent crimes of murder, manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assult, plus property crimes of burglary, larceny theft, and motor vehicle theft. Hate crimes: criminal offense that is motivated in whole or part by bias against a. Race, religion, disability, ethnic origin, or sexual orientation. Human trafficking: compelling or coercing a person to engage in some form of labor, service, or commercial sex. Gender-based violence: term used to describe the various forms of violence that are associated with unequal power relationships between men and women. Rape, domestic violence, sexual abuse and incest, stalking, and more.
