CRJU 4430 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Motor Vehicle Theft
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The individual can do nothing, seek a private solution, or seek formal solution through the cj system. Focus on offenders lead to the (cid:272)reatio(cid:374) of vi(cid:272)ti(cid:373)"s rights. Reasons that a victim would report to the police- prevent future crime, stop the offender, to protect others. Reasons that a victim (cid:449)ould(cid:374)"t report to the police include- private personal matter, not important enough, crime not completes, fear of re- victimization. Auto theft, 40% of property crimes and 50% of violent crimes, stranger with a weapon as offender, victim was injured or suffered significant $ loss, females, older, lower income, black. Vi(cid:272)ti(cid:373)s" state of mi(cid:374)d: (cid:374)eed assista(cid:374)(cid:272)e, trau(cid:373)atized, po(cid:449)erless a(cid:374)d fearful. Offi(cid:272)er"s state of (cid:373)i(cid:374)d: (cid:449)orki(cid:374)g perso(cid:374)ality (cid:894)e(cid:373)otionally detached and neutral), fact- seeki(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d (cid:374)eed to su(cid:271)sta(cid:374)tiate the (cid:448)i(cid:272)ti(cid:373)"s (cid:272)lai(cid:373)s, 3/28/17 (continued) victims and the cj system (continued) interactions with police: areas of dissatisfaction for victims.
