CRJ 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Married People, National Crime Victimization Survey, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• School: St. John's University
• Department: CRJ - CRIMINAL JUSTICE
• Course: CRJ 2001
• Professor: Allyson Maida

Document Summary

2/5/2013 4:43:00 pm: unable to predict future crime, losing the benefit of safety, accuracy of reports; how efficient police agencies are, victimization. Stats: one criminal incurs 2 million dollars of damage to society: cost to turn police out, cost to incarcerate; the institution (prison, how do you put a dollar amount on the victim, therapy, compensation, counseling. Pay now or pay later": keeping young ones on track so that there is no catalyst to go into criminal activity. Make sure you know who"s doing the survey, reasons for it, what the motivations are. Have a critical eye for these research studies. Must treat the victims with respect, care, empathy etc. Suburban: second on the list then rural which has more property crimes: *property crime decreased: 1978-2009. Program: sexual assault nurse examiner: a nurse who is specially trained in dealing with victims of sexual assault, with examination, treatment, gathering evidence, documentation of the injuries (photography).