RLST 210 Lecture 26: CRMJ 11:10 Unit 3
14 Nov 2016
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Violent crimes in the united states: why are there differences between the number of crimes the ncs reported and the. Some people may not know that it is an assault. Scared of the person assaulting them to come back and nish the job: main demographics showed that the victims and offenders tended to be young. Certain groups who are more disadvantaged tend to feel the strain more: act out against people around you (typically same age, race, ethnicity) and harm them (becomes a cycle, uncertainty about violent offenders. Perhaps 1st time offenders aren"t reported as much. Can"t get past crime so they"ll keep victimizing people. Perhaps because the same person keeps committing crimes. Blacks and minorities are disproportionally represented in violent crimes. Arrested 1 in every 94 whereas whites are arrested 1 in every 576. Why do you think blacks are overrepresented for violent crimes in america: gender. Men commit the majority of violent crimes (89%: age.
