01:202:201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Accusative Case, Assault, Uniform Crime Reports
13 Sep 2018
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General info; no need for constitutional rights advisement. Looks at certain types of crimes that are reported to the police. Index crimes - include crimes against persons and crimes against property. Breaks into house with no intention of human contact- robbery. Breaks into someone"s property with intent to commit other felonies and there"s human contact - burglary. Increased use of biosensors, lasters, an thermal neutron analysis equipment. Looks into the future of criminal justice. Basically, technological advances to help solve crimes. Monetary costs - can be estimated by identifying the criminal justice system operation and offender processing costs. Human costs- refer to the lost lives and unused human potential. 2 most comprehensive sources of crime data in our country are. Neglects commercial crimes and doesn"t take into account victimless crimes (example: drug dealing, gambling, and prostitution) Best for household and personal crimes not reported to police. Target population - 98% of law enforcement agencies.
