CRIM 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Embezzlement, Disorderly Conduct, Motor Vehicle Theft

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Chapter 2: where do theories come from? (cid:862)it is (cid:271)etter to preve(cid:374)t (cid:272)ri(cid:373)es ta(cid:374) to pu(cid:374)ish the(cid:373)(cid:863) -cesear. Evidence-based criminology: knowledge based criminology another name for evidence-based criminology, experimental method help conduct research for crime, the world around us. Example: theory, violent movies and violent behaviors, research, survey, experiment, etc, policy implications (practice, make violent movies illegal, 3 strikes law, mandatory arrest policies. Criminology: an evolving science: a clear move away from conjecture. Where do we retrieve our national data: ucr, ncvs. Uniform crime report (ucr: federal bureau of investigation (fbi) 1930, part i (more violent crimes) and part ii offences. Part i offenses: criminal homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary. Simple assault: forgery and counterfeiting, fraud, embezzlement, stolen property, prostitution, sex offenses, drug abuse violations, gambling. Liquor laws: dui, drunkenness, disorderly conduct, vagrancy, all other violations, suspicion, curfew and loitering law, runaways**, truancy.

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