01:920:222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Civilian Complaint Review Board, Motor Vehicle Theft, Incapacitation (Penology)
9 Oct 2018
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1960-1980: major increase in crime (i. e. the crime wave) 1980: total crime rate/100,000 peaks for all part i crimes. Why did crime rates decline from 1981-1984: baby boom explanation, more people locked up (deterrence or incapacitation, police alter rates to make it look like crime was declining. Political motivation behind altering rates, downgrade part i to part ii. More people in age group at the time. Dropped due to decrease of baby boomer population. Beginning in 1973, more and more people were locked up. After 1984, there was a big increase in crime followed by a big decline in the 1990s: violent crime rose 40% from 1983-1991 and then declined from 1992-1999, murder, in particular, rose from 1985-1992, and then declined. Deterrence - (cid:498)all my friends are in prison, i stop committing the same crimes. (cid:499) Cj policy makers say (cid:498)tough on crime(cid:499) policies caused the crime drop. However, critics of this argument say the trends don"t match.
