ANT-3451 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Homicide, Grater, Mothers Against Drunk Driving
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The science of crime: found that certain variables a ect an individual"s probability to commit a crime. Homicide in the us: high in the 70s, dropped since then. Measuring crime: fbi crime report (ucr) In the 1930, data voluntarily submitted: measurement error: some agencies may interpret the fbi"s guidelines; many victims don"t report crime, ncvs. Large survey of randomly selected american households regarding crime victimization: finds more crime than ucr. Demographic characteristics of victims and criminals of homicide: most likely to be murdered. Black males between 18 and 24 are most likely to be murdered. White females 25 and older least likely to be murdered: most likely to murder someone. People between the ages 18-24 and men commit 90% of murders. White men over 25 and black men between 18-24 commit the most murders of any group. Prospect theory and crime: becker argues that crime is function of. The punishment associated with being arrested and convicted.
